It is sweeter to wander with the wretched and outcasts than to sit crowned with roses at the banquets of the rich
Elisee Reclus

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

SIX BELLS RING AT SIX (36 MINUTE COUNTING OBSERVATION) 23/01/2012


1:
SIX MINUTES UNTIL EIGHTEEN SIX
SIX PALMS AT GAGO COUTINHO (LEFT SIDE)
SIX WINDOWS ON BUS (CODE A27599)
ALSO (A55154)
SIX TAXI NUMBERS:
3,
009,
19,
039,
122,
180
SIX PAIRS OF SUNGLASSES (VARIED)
 










2:
SIX MINUTES UNTIL EIGHTEEN TWELVE
SIX SALES OF POPCORN
SIX THINGS PEOPLE ARE CARRYING THIS EVENING:
DECKCHAIR
WOODEN SHAPE
BABY
TWO SUN UMBRELLAS (ONE GREEN, ONE YELLOW)
SPIRAL BOUND ACADEMIC THESIS

 










3:
SIX MINUTES UNTIL EIGHTEEN EIGHTEEN
SIX LETTERS ON BAGS:
A,
B,
D,
J,
P,
T
SIX NUMBERS WITH SIX IN:
069 (TAXI)
690 (BUS)
6221 (CAR)
4261 (CAR)
76 (COMBI VAN)
1164 (PHONE NUMBER ON ADVERTISEMENT)

 







  


4:
SIX MINUTES UNTIL EIGHTEEN TWENTY-FOUR
SIX TATTOOS:
ROSES
INDIAN HEAD
INDIAN DESIGNS
FLORAL DISPLAY
WOMEN'S HEAD
LETTERING (UNREADABLE)
TWO DOGS, TWO ARMOURED CARS, TWO EMPTY MILK CARTONS TAPED TOGETHER
SIX LETTERS IN 'ELEVEN' SHOP SIGN
SIX SIPS OF WATER












5:
SIX MINUTES UNTIL EIGHTEEN THIRTY-TWO
SIX PATTERNS:
PAISLEY SCARF
TROPICAL DRESS
CHECKED SHIRT
FLORAL TROUSERS
DIAMOND SHORTS
STUDDED SANDALS
SIX DIFFERENT ENGINE SOUNDS
SIX PHOTOS OF PEOPLE PASSING OVER THE SAME MANHOLE COVER WITH  A LARGE PAINTED 'X' ON IT













6:
SIX MINUTES UNTIL EIGHTEEN THIRTY-EIGHT
FOUR PEOPLE CARRYING BLACK BACKPACKS + ONE PERSON CARRYING A BOOK + ONE PERSON CARRYING A DAYGLO PINK SEE THROUGH BAG = SIX
SIX PIGEONS AMONG MANY
SIX WORDS ON T-SHIRTS:
REVOLUTION
GIRLS
VIDA
COMMAND
FOREVER
GUARDIANS

SIX PEOPLE, FIVE FEET BETWEEN THEM
SOUNDS OF SIX PEOPLE'S SHOES COMING DOWN THE CHURCH STEPS WHERE I AM SITTING OBSERVING AND COUNTING SIXES

 

 

Thursday, January 05, 2012

AXIS of MACHADO poem


HORIZONTALLY:
NET to POLE
TOWER by TOWER
CLOTH  against STEEPLE
XMAS LIGHTS vs SKY BLUE
LIGHTS CROSS NET CROSS WALL
TAP>>>STOPCOCK

VERTICALLY:
GREY SKY
TIN ROOF
+
BLUE SKY
NET TO WIRE
WIRE TO CLOTH
><
|
|
|
|
BULB BULB BULB

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

GOING GOING GONE (2)

HERE WE DO NOT LIKE TO REMEMBER





(IN THE BOOKSHOP CAFE) POEM GAME


(CROSSED LEGS)    X
(ARMS FOLDED)      W
(JUST STARING)      OO


(CROSSED LEGS)    X
(ARMS FOLDED)      W
(JUST THINKING)    YY

(CROSSED LEGS)    X
(ARMS FOLDED)      W
(?)                              SS

(CROSSED LEGS)    X
(ARMS FOLDED)      W
(?)                             PP

ETC.

...

ENCLOSUREPAEDIA PO-EM

A-Z

A-M / N-Z

A-H / I-M / N-T / U-Z

A-C / D-F / G-I / J-L / M-O / P-R / S-U / V-W / YZ

AB / CD / EF / GH / IJ / KL / MN / OP / QR / ST / UV / WX / YZ

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

PHANTASMS OF HERE and NOWHERE ELSE

 CONCRETE EATING HERON
 FOSSILISED LION
WHATS NEWS? THE RUINIST ASKS, FROM THE WHITE KINGDOM IN DUST?

BIRD EXPERIMENT IN FEEDINGS












EXP 1) FREE IN THE WORLD, BIRDS CHOOSE TO COME TO THE BORDER OF THE NETTED ENCLOSURE OF RUINIST TOWER AND EAT FEED FROM SCATTERED GRAINS












EXP 2) FREE IN THE WORLD, BIRDS CHOOSE TO COME TO THE BORDER OF THE NETTED ENCLOSURE OF RUINIST TOWER AND EAT FEED FROM ENCLOSED PLATE OF GRAINS



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Saturday, December 10, 2011

COLOURS OF WORK

 RED COMMUNISTA RED
 ONE THREE TWO FACE PIPE BLUE BLUE ORANGE ORANGE PIXO
VENT ORANGE VENT
CROWD RUSHES TO THE BOATS AT PRACA XV ALL COLOURS

Monday, December 05, 2011

GOING GOING GONE


The Incredible Shrinking Invisible Man





The Man In The Crowd
Is He Invisible
If He Walks In A Straight Line,
Can He Be Seen?



...

4 x 4 (Lago do Machado)

CAR POLE CAR CAR
 CAR CAR POLE CAR
 CAR CAR MAN POLE CAR
POLE CAR

At Largo do Machado Igreja I Looked A Bit Lost

BROA DE MILHO: In 2 STEP poem

1) Rua Machado de Assis
2) Praia do Flamengo

Monday, October 10, 2011

Cinelândia

















In Rio de Janeiro the situation is greve!
The banks have gone On Strike!
Nationally...
No Cashiers for Cash.



 


Despite this the eagle remains super golden (much cash)
And
The pavements below
Though
Are Red and Black
No Cash required...

















Here and there
Walking
Off of Rio Branco (say "Hio Brhanco)
All things are there, I think
Walking, slowly, hot...

...The call comes
'Come Back to Cinelândia'
My favourite name for any place, as yet
(Say "Cine-lan-gia")
Cinelândia
Land of Cinemas

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