I wrote two poems tonight...

Hi Gang,
   I wrote two new poems tonight and thought, "So why not expose myself to adoration and ridicule?" So here they are:

          Provision,

               by Tim Conger

          Provision,
          A reprimand at the change of a season,
          Unlocking arm and knee shackles,
          And a jaunty smack on the behind,
          "Well, there I find you eating cereal again!"
          Disturbing the bats in the Gothic attic above,
          Young man and old go up to find the ancestor's matlock,
          Wrapped in cheesecloth,
          "Keep it oiled, Son,
          "Keep it seasoned...And soaked in its victims' blood."
          Having drawn masks over their faces, except for mouth and eyes,
          They share the pipeweed of inherited guilt.

                              (c) 4/25/12


          Untitled

          I ope'd the jaspered box,
          And flushed its contents away,
          It could have been a lottery ticket,
          No one will ever know.
 
                               (c) 4/25/12 

My Trip to Community Printers and what I found out about using other artists' images.

    Okay, this is a big big update to what I wrote in my last entry, which was interesting but incorrect on most points. Linda and I went to a local typesetters called Community Printers and they had the answer to all my questions. Apparently you can't use anyone's artwork unless otherwise specified (like for reviews they sometimes allow it) but all you have to do is send the artist an email and say what it's for and ask if they need payment and you can work things out from their. First Friday Santa Cruz particularly gives people the chance to meet different artists and build a relationship with them, which is a lot more fun than digging around in the public domain for art by people who couldn't afford a lawyer, or who died over a hundred years ago. I'm looking forward to meeting you all, if I haven't already.