Board: UTTERANCES

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where is Charles?
by meathook
2002 August 31

Where is Charles,
the great master
of formative laughter
and laughable form?

Where's our Baudelaire?
Where does Charles hide?

Can I be the only one who finds his scent
on drying leaves and autumnal resins?

Can I be the only one who's found
the keys to the door
of his stoney grout floored corridor?

Is it only me that can see
ghost trails leading to the sea
to his cave in the breast of magnificent giantess
and the land in his heart
and the pearl of his oyster
and the Girl of all dreams?