Leslie Kleinberg
lkleinberg@hotmail.com

12 AM August 28

Popular Science, 1950.

deep sea diving for sponges
fabulous riggingmarole
a gourd or many eyed urn
before the cover comes off.
merry natives
in miami or the mediterranean
eclipsed by man's voice

sponge enters new service
in the lucite bath of today.
Alongside vibrating toothbrush and
ornamental desire dryer.
Stockings don't rust, stick to it.
"They lose their charm when empty."
Your bathroom seems half full.
 

12 PM August 28

it's difficult to devise
a purpose for old boxes
or is it the stuff inside?
Ruminator! packrat. imagine
museums and institutions thinking
your letters are such documents
they'll collect them for you.
I slept late, let's see what I dreamed about:
Callwaiting. Man, I'm sick of callwaiting.
There was a guy with a beard
named Johnathan (don't know him).
and a stack of dishes to wash.
I was sorting through his archive
of cassette tapes in a family kitchen.
What's the further level? A layer of
sleep hanging out with these strangers
someone's books by AA Milne
Ever the archivist
Putting old collections to rest
Must drum up some ceremony.