Paul Siegell
2 poems
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..............Parallelograms
n...............Drolly
..................falling
n..........like challenges
n......upon the pillows of
n...............Apollo,
in............seagulls
n............& satellites
n.................collide
i...............& collage
n.....under the cellophane-
..............surveillance
n...............& villainous
in...............spell
n.....cast by the alliance
n........b/w the killer
n.................trolls
i..........& the shallow
n..................yellow
......................llamas.
n..................Calling their
....................collective
n............"the Skillet
....................Bullies," they
......................illustrate
n.............their silliness (while
n....................alleviating their
n....................allergies
.............to medulla oblongatas
............in ten-gallon hats)
n...............by nullifying
i...................polliwogs &
i...................millipedes in an
n....................allegory-
n...............embellished
l|..................hallucination sauce—
n...................collapsed
n..............constellations
i.........& baked belly of
...............caterpillar on the side—
N...............as well as by
n...................polluting
n..................scallops
.................& scallions
i.................& Tallahassee
......................alligators
n............w/ metallic
N...........marshmallows & the
....................chilled
N...................Fallopian tubes
N...............of mallards
..plucked from the Illinois shoreline—
i.& then it seems, allegedly, of course,
n..............they sell it
n.....................all like butchers
n.......for a sand dollar-
n....................full
i...............bankroll
n....................college loan
N.....................allowances
n..............at the Illuminated
in...................Lullaby
n...................Grill
.............in the Mall of the
n................Miscellaneous
ni...................Millennium.
n..............No, really.
..................They'll
i.....................tell you, w/ their
i.............bug-repellent breath,
i..........that it's "hallelujah-
n..............rockNroll-
n....................brilliance!" &
i.............."especially
....................intelligent
i..................in Dollywood
..................on Halloween"—that it's
................."as mellifluous
ni..................as Ellis Island
i......................jellyfish,"
......or even "as excellent
i..............as the trilling, check-
.............cutting quill of the
n......................village
i......................millionaire."
i.....But, honestly, y'all, I ain't buyin' it.
**
thots during Hebrew school, or trans-obliteration of a few brachot
.......i. blessing before the meal
Baruch atah Adonai—
.......broken guitar and eye
Eloheinu Melech haOlam—
.......yellow hay new molotov asylum
haMotzi lechem min ha'aretz—
.......harmony let them minnows hot satirist
.......ii. blessing over the wine
…
.......barrack atop donning high
…
.......hello hey newts melted etch hollowed on
borei peri haGafen—
.......boring away pre the coffin
.......iii. blessing after the meal
.......—from the gyzym to the zygote,
all possesses
.......—from ab ovo to dotage
and is
.......—from the pre-natal to the fatal,
possessed by
.......—from ab initio to abattoir
origin
**
return to sawbuck 1.9
**
Paul Siegell has contributed to 5AM, horse less review, SOFTBLOW, Shampoo and OTOLITHS, among others, and is forthcoming in Coconut and the GHOTI. His manuscripts, jambandbootleg and Poemergency Room, are currently calling out, "Whooo 's got my publisher?" while strolling a concert parking lot with their pointer fingers in the air. And somewhere in all this, Jambands-dot-com named Paul's ReVeLeR @ eYeLeVeL June Fan Site of the Month.
**
..............Parallelograms
n...............Drolly
..................falling
n..........like challenges
n......upon the pillows of
n...............Apollo,
in............seagulls
n............& satellites
n.................collide
i...............& collage
n.....under the cellophane-
..............surveillance
n...............& villainous
in...............spell
n.....cast by the alliance
n........b/w the killer
n.................trolls
i..........& the shallow
n..................yellow
......................llamas.
n..................Calling their
....................collective
n............"the Skillet
....................Bullies," they
......................illustrate
n.............their silliness (while
n....................alleviating their
n....................allergies
.............to medulla oblongatas
............in ten-gallon hats)
n...............by nullifying
i...................polliwogs &
i...................millipedes in an
n....................allegory-
n...............embellished
l|..................hallucination sauce—
n...................collapsed
n..............constellations
i.........& baked belly of
...............caterpillar on the side—
N...............as well as by
n...................polluting
n..................scallops
.................& scallions
i.................& Tallahassee
......................alligators
n............w/ metallic
N...........marshmallows & the
....................chilled
N...................Fallopian tubes
N...............of mallards
..plucked from the Illinois shoreline—
i.& then it seems, allegedly, of course,
n..............they sell it
n.....................all like butchers
n.......for a sand dollar-
n....................full
i...............bankroll
n....................college loan
N.....................allowances
n..............at the Illuminated
in...................Lullaby
n...................Grill
.............in the Mall of the
n................Miscellaneous
ni...................Millennium.
n..............No, really.
..................They'll
i.....................tell you, w/ their
i.............bug-repellent breath,
i..........that it's "hallelujah-
n..............rockNroll-
n....................brilliance!" &
i.............."especially
....................intelligent
i..................in Dollywood
..................on Halloween"—that it's
................."as mellifluous
ni..................as Ellis Island
i......................jellyfish,"
......or even "as excellent
i..............as the trilling, check-
.............cutting quill of the
n......................village
i......................millionaire."
i.....But, honestly, y'all, I ain't buyin' it.
**
thots during Hebrew school, or trans-obliteration of a few brachot
.......i. blessing before the meal
Baruch atah Adonai—
.......broken guitar and eye
Eloheinu Melech haOlam—
.......yellow hay new molotov asylum
haMotzi lechem min ha'aretz—
.......harmony let them minnows hot satirist
.......ii. blessing over the wine
…
.......barrack atop donning high
…
.......hello hey newts melted etch hollowed on
borei peri haGafen—
.......boring away pre the coffin
.......iii. blessing after the meal
.......—from the gyzym to the zygote,
all possesses
.......—from ab ovo to dotage
and is
.......—from the pre-natal to the fatal,
possessed by
.......—from ab initio to abattoir
origin
**
return to sawbuck 1.9
**
Paul Siegell has contributed to 5AM, horse less review, SOFTBLOW, Shampoo and OTOLITHS, among others, and is forthcoming in Coconut and the GHOTI. His manuscripts, jambandbootleg and Poemergency Room, are currently calling out, "Whooo 's got my publisher?" while strolling a concert parking lot with their pointer fingers in the air. And somewhere in all this, Jambands-dot-com named Paul's ReVeLeR @ eYeLeVeL June Fan Site of the Month.
