Masterpiece (scraps)

[rayheinrich]

Masterpiece is a wonderful poem. I love self-referential poems and this
poem makes excellent use of that device. And the surprise of suddenly
coming upon "that sucks monkey balls" is delicious.


P.S.
'Serious' poems (as Leanne has pointed out in the past) do not have to be serious.
Some of the best poetry ever written is humorous parody. Humor, by side-stepping
our preconceptions, can communicate truths of the world that 'serious' could
never hope to do.

Procrastination as an aid to creativity (muse) has no equal.

'Monkey balls' reminded me of the 'horse apples' (the fruit of the bois d'arctree)
we have around here (Texas Gulf Coast). They are also round and brain-like.
They're the size of horse testicles (a large apple) but weigh twice as much. If one
falls from the tree it hits your head with the force of 2 Newtons. Hurts!