lostmyface
2008-10-28, 21:56
Love him, Hate him, or Never heard of him. one thing is for sure. this raunchy old man has been entertaining me for years. an now i want him to entertain you. so i am gonna share with you one of my favorite poems by him.
Throwing away the Alarm Clock
my father always said "early to bed and
early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy,
and wise."
it was lights out at 8p.m. in our house
and we were up at dawn to the smell of
coffee, frying bacon and scrambled
eggs.
my father followed this general routine
for a lifetime and died young, broke,
and, i think, not too
wise.
taking note, i rejected his advice and it
became, for me, late to bed and late
to rise.
now, i am not saying that i've conquered
the world but i've avoided
numberless early traffic jams, bypassed some
common pitfalls
and have met some strange, wonderful
people
one of whom
was
myself-someone my father
never
knew
So who here likes bukowski?
Throwing away the Alarm Clock
my father always said "early to bed and
early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy,
and wise."
it was lights out at 8p.m. in our house
and we were up at dawn to the smell of
coffee, frying bacon and scrambled
eggs.
my father followed this general routine
for a lifetime and died young, broke,
and, i think, not too
wise.
taking note, i rejected his advice and it
became, for me, late to bed and late
to rise.
now, i am not saying that i've conquered
the world but i've avoided
numberless early traffic jams, bypassed some
common pitfalls
and have met some strange, wonderful
people
one of whom
was
myself-someone my father
never
knew
So who here likes bukowski?