Brian Mosher

Moonshine and Lemon Twists Brian Mosher

A collection of poems in a variety of styles, exploring a variety of subjects. Since it's almost impossible to describe poetry (a bit like dancing about architecture), here are some samples: "I wish I could write a poem abouta toaster, like Ray Carver would. A toaster sitting idle on the kitchen counterfull of crumbs from old pieces of toast. On the same counter a note,"goodbye darling," in thathandwriting that he couldn'thelp but recognize.....".". I turn on the stereo to ease the painBut it's like beer to a junkieNot enoughNeed the mainline injection from the Marshall amps Need the sticky floor and the crowd of bad dancers with blearyeyesNeed the pounding and the screaming and the sweatNeed the melody and harmony and the energy and anarchyOrder within chaos, the truth delivered in 3 minutes or less...""I write her name on the head of a pinAnd etch her name on the back of my handI scream her name from the rooftop at nightHer name seeps out of my pores like the sweat of a runner in the finalmileEvery song contains her name..."