Short Salinger Poems

The riches of anonymity,
the poverty of fame

All treasure in what freedom brings
—myself unknown to claim

(Dreamsleep: December, 2021)
‘Tribute To J.D. Salinger...

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your like my life
cut you with a knife
ive seen the night
about as bright as the shade
these days

to all the old writers,like edson,burroughs,reece,gensburgh,salinger...

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They've banned Mark Twain
  J.D. Salinger too
Faulkner, Shakespeare
  Next up, Winnie the Pooh

And because amorality's
  their ultimate end
They'll ban the Bible
  then the Koran...

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Catcher
in the rye-
disillusion
rides a one trick
pony

Tribute inspired by the news  J D Salinger died last week.He captured the mind of teenagers 
before the term was invented in the 50's...

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“Scantly-published in life, JD Salinger is set to become prolific in death”. 

This is Tuesday
and a day of short poems.
Salinger spoke to me
and said that it is better
to not be so prolific.

He should know,
having set the pace,
and attained a measured glory
with a certain story....

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everyone but not
a burden carry
their the book

Salinger fans
can be caught
with his catcher

Kerouac 
no longer
on but

they aren't
off the road
keeping beat

with a
different
drummer

but i find
my mind
trying to

find what
makes
me me

suddenly seeing
a crane shot
showing my

self standing in
my movie's
library...

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What would fame bring
what would it change
One iota of truth
the stoppage of rain

Living exposed
the arrows to sling
You know what you know
whether knave or a king

Accolades fall
slaps on the back
Stumble or stall
and your patron’s attack

Life in the shadows
freedom proclaimed
Famously absent
—yourself to ordain

(Dreamsleep: October, 2022)...

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