I know Rethabile likes this one, so for Video Fridays and his birthday, here’s my version of “Easy Skanking.”
Easy Skanking
all saturday evenings
should be like this, caressing
your thigh while reading neruda
with his odes to matilde's arms,
breasts, hair--everything about her
that made him
a part of this bountiful earth--
lilies, onions, avocados--that fed
his poetry the way
rain washes the dumb cane with desire
or banyans break through asphalt--
this is the nirvana that the buddha
with his bald monks and tiresome sutras
never knew or else he'd never have left
his palace and longing bride--
the supple feel of your leg in my hands
for which i'd spin the wheel of karma
a thousand lifetimes, more
***
Tomorrow I will be reading from Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories@ the Caribbean Book & Art Fair, Miramar City Hall, 2300 Civic Center Drive, Miramar, FL 33025 .
Saturday, June 21, 2008.
Here's the list of writers: CABA Authors
Have a great weekend!
4 comments:
Yes, I do. Thank you. I need to place the video on Poéfrika, as well.
Glad you liked it, Rethabile. And thanks for the link.
Bless up,
Geoffrey
I came back for another listen, for the heck of it. And to learn how to read because for the first time in my life I'll be doing it meself before a considerable audience.
I'll probably be back the next time I have to read again.
All the best, Rethabile.
All the best,
Khotso,
Geoffrey
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