H e a r t S o n s & H e a r t D a u g h t e r s of A l l e n G i n s b e r g

N a p a l m H e a l t h S p a : R e p o r t 2 0 1 4 : A r c h i v e s E d i t i o n

BOB HOLMAN

Fortune into a Bargain

He had a face

like a sieve

Her love differed

from tumultuous passion

as the flowers of the field

from the splendor of a garden bed.

How pitiless are the laws of society!

Sure, a sunset is a great subject

for poetry - BUT is not one ridiculous

describing it in high‑sounding words

before a materially-minded audience?

[Originally published in NHS 2010, http://www.poetspath.com/napalm/nhs10/index.html.]