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[TranquillityBase]

Hey,
I always love your 'snap shot' poems.  They always have so much heart in them.  I had never read Bukowski before so i looked him up and found a 340 dollar horse and a hundred dollar whore.  Brilliant poem and it occurred to me that you could make this poem about a conversation between you and Bukowski.  Like he is there with you on the patio, even as a ghost.  Just a thought.
steve

Thanks Steve,

I am currently besotted by Bukowski, but I'm only about half-way through his collected works, so I'm not yet ready to hang with him in a poem in a convincing way. That's probably another poem for another day, but it's an appealing idea.

Someday, read him in depth.  I can't really recommend a particular volume, but I think there's an "The Essential Bukowski" out there which might be a good starting point.  You either like him or loathe him, I suspect.

And I will keep your "snap shot" idea in mind for the future.  It's time I sloughed off poems like Call to Song and move on.

Tim