Lorenzo Thomas
(An Excerpt From)
SCREEN TEST
Don't count the time lost, neither.
...
Consider thoughts
to
live
In life
In golden coils,
Her spirit clasps you
Hugs you close
To learning life's considerations
Gamely flutt er
Pennants panties
Scenes badly-lit
In old movi es
On the sheet tacked up
On the wall
Off the wall
Jazz solos against space
Feeling the peopl e's sigh
Or soft voice harmonies
Describing the origin of sighs;
A volcanic garden.
Dark-panelled walls
Dusty dim Tiffany lamps
Pi ctures of Burn-out Johnson
Shutting em down
At Daytona or Summernationals
Scoring a long-disputed TKO over
Underrated Kid Flash
Robert Browning
The quiet Paddock Bar in New Orleans
The Tack Room in Hot Springs
Beneath Bold Ruler's fading portrait
©
1979 by
Lorenzo Thomas
