
FRESH STUFF DAILY
Seacoast New Hampshire
& South Coast Maine
Subscribe To Our Newsletter
|
|
| |
|
|
|
e63
cialis on line drugs from canada cialis online cialis canada 10 mg levitra generic viagra canada free cialis where to buy fenfluramine levitra online canada cheapest med canadian cialis viagra sale no prescription zoloft canadianpharmacy propecia without prescription tadalafil cheapest daily cialis buy 5mg propecia usa Lexapro no prescription propecia with out a prescription canadian levitra canada pharmacy viagra get viagra without a prescription canadian pharmacy canada viagra cialis or viagra pharmmacy support team canadian pharmacy no prescription online viagra
0
|
Airs of the Penny Poet
|
|
|
|
Written by Robert Dunn
|
|

SEACOAST POETRY
Portsmouth poet laureate Robert Dunn sold tiny hand-stitched poetry booklet in the streets for a penny. This is one of them. This web page includes the complete text of eight poems (although one is a blank page) from a 1985 booklet called AIRS by Portsmouth’s famed "Penny Poet".
AIRS
by Robert Dunn
(1942- 2008)
READ ALSO: Farewell to Robert Dunn
Almost a whole day without
making a fool of yourself,
almost a whole day wasted,
almost a strange wound in eternity.
They say that the road to hell
is paved with good intentions
but (Do you know?)
the road to heaven is just
covered with goofer dust.
The city is full of strange smells
Like peddlers yelling expensive wares, cheap
eaten beef
slaughtered whales
ravished rosegardens
virgin hydrocarbons ---
Acquired tastes, like airplane glue and sanctity.
Two smells are all I can afford.
Those of the earth and sea, both freshly turned
And turning, edge by edge,
Every common smell,
Every rare perfume.
Herring gulls never
zigzag,
neither in calm, if a calm is meaningful,
nor in a gale, if a gull in a gale is free.
A gull may zig to skip or a stone you skim,
or zag to snatch up a castoff fish,
but he flies straight in the wind
that is every part of him.
Herring gulls never zig
zag alone
or in any company
but that of a drunken boat. This
is all my song about herring gulls.
Some people call them dirty
because they eat garbage, and
who made the garbage,
I ask you?
PASSAGE
Ragged or round, they rest upon the strong.
Are shaken off. Continue towards us.
Gone…leave us to wonder where all those
notes could possibly
have come from.
And where they go. And if the road is long.
SOLO
This note,
this note
(pick one)
is coming
has come
to pass
is passing.
Untitled
RUMORS
I hear you can tell the trees apart
by the sound of the wind in their branches:
The singing of pines is nothing
at all like the wind in the willows.
Elms in full foliage gently
rustle, aspen are easily rattled.
All under the leaves of life they tend:
Oaks to creak at a higher pitch
and maples more apt to tap
imperiously at your window.
And I have heard the news and so have you,
so let us talk of things indifferent.
And the winds will tell the tress apart
by the rumors passing through.
PERFECTLY ADAPTED
to the wrong place
so we are born knowing how to live
in a perfect world.
Later on of course
we learn
more useful things.
But I think that perhaps
we should try to remember
what we started with
and where
we started for.
We should try to remember
just in case.
All poems by Robert Dunn
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
August 1985
"and no nonsense about copyright"
Special acknowledgement
is die to Charles
Wadsworth, who is
responsible for this
book in its present
|form – and to whom
all complains should
be addressd
Some of these poems first
appeared in the Portland
Sunday Telegram. Re:Ports,
the Review, and in the
otherwise chaste programs
of the Strawbery Banke
Chamber Music Festival.
Printed by permission of the author on SeacoastNH.com
|
Please visit these SeacoastNH.com ad partners.
Portsmouth Herald
|
Portsmouth Herald Latest Headlines
|
| Portsmouth Herald News from SeacoastOnline.com |
-
UNH hockey powers past Terriers
DURHAM — The play of the University of New Hampshire men's hockey team special teams looked, well, special, Friday night against Boston University.
-
NFL's premier corner Revis mans up on Moss again
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Darrelle Revis has heard enough about his last matchup with Randy Moss. The New York Jets cornerback just wants to move on to the next one.
-
Father-son coaches creating legacy with Winnacunnet football
HAMPTON — If nothing else, Winnacunnet High School has proven that two Steve Magris are better than one when it comes to coaching football.
-
Bergeron wins it for B's in OT
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Patrice Bergeron scored with 47 seconds left in overtime, lifting the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night.
-
Emotional home finale for UNH football
DURHAM — One year ago this week, University of New Hampshire strong safety Terrence Klein intercepted two late passes to preserve a snowy 28-24 win at Maine, more proof that...
-
Carter, Magic drop Celtics
BOSTON — Vince Carter scored 26 points, Rashard Lewis had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic beat the Boston Celtics 83-78 on Friday night.
-
Portsmouth says stimulus jobs overstated by White House
PORTSMOUTH — While federal stimulus dollars flowing into the city may help both causes and the economy, at least one local project echoes concerns expressed nationwide about the accuracy of...
-
Joseph Popluhar
TAMPA, Fla. — Mr. Joseph Popluhar, 71, of Tampa, formerly of Portsmouth, N.H., beloved husband of Marjorie (Hunt) Popluhar, died Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009, in Florida.
-
Turkey Trot 5K in Portsmouth on Thanksgiving morning
PORTSMOUTH — Thanksgiving is one of the most charitable times of the year. If you're in the giving mood, why not get a little exercise, too?
-
Marshwood Middle School parents told 58 of 60 kids accepted unknown Facebook friend
ELIOT, Maine — Marshwood Middle School parents were shocked to learn from Internet expert Jayne Hitchcock Thursday evening that 58 of 60 middle school honors students accepted her as a...
-
Newington tax rate drops, but selectman chides state lawmakers
NEWINGTON — Town taxpayers will pay a lower tax rate for 2009, but the chairman of the Board of Selectmen announced the good news with some concerns for state politicians.
-
Memorial Bridge re-opens
PORTSMOUTH — The Memorial Bridge reopened ahead of schedule on Friday following a month of repairs that forced motorists to seek alternative routes between the city and Kittery, Maine.
-
Bakers bustling for Sunday's pie festival
GREENLAND — Judy Alix laughed excitedly. "Thirty made, only 470 more to go!" she exclaimed.
-
3-car crash on Woodbury Ave.
PORTSMOUTH — A three-car, chain-reaction crash snarled lunch hour traffic Friday on Woodbury Avenue and sent a Maine man to Portsmouth Regional Hospital.
-
Thumbs up to preservation, determination
Thumbs up to the heirs of Mary McIntire Davis for selling a 239-acre parcel of salt marsh and forest along the York River to the York Land Trust ,and to...
-
John R. Genthner
HAMPTON FALLS — John Richard Genthner, born Jan. 28, 1943, in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, died peacefully Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, after a long illness. He was surrounded by...
-
Runner's Alley helps racer achieve her goals
I would like to thank Janine and the staff at Runner's Alley for their great work in this community. Their contribution, enthusiasm and encouragement are a shining example of what...
-
New Generation raises $10,000 with golf tourney
The New Generation Golf tournament was held at Breakfast Hill Golf Club. With the help of all those who supported it, we made more than $10,000.
-
Memorial is a N.H. bridge; Herald must act to save it
Sitting a couple of hundred miles up the Maine coast, there isn't anyone who knows or cares about our bridge. They've got their own big-time problems that aren't getting fixed.
-
Robert F. Pucciarelli
WELLS, Maine — Robert Francis "Bob" Pucciarelli, 83, of Wells, formerly of Medway, Mass., died early Thursday morning, Nov. 19, 2009.
|
|
|
|
|
| Saturday, November 21, 2009 |
|
|
|