Arts + Letters from the Bay & Way Beyond
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way down deep in dinjyville
waitin for a train
stumblebum plinkin phone
beneath monster office tower
people stuck in mires
worlds away from real fulfillment
in the maelstrom of each day
everywheres another cranky
smart device encrusted soul
sinkin down into some hole
nuthin much to say
bleary eyed and far away
disappointed also
danglin’ off this hapless joe
grinding metal corporate teeth
that don’t let go
Drawing above by Frost Newton
© 2022 by bob plainwilder
//There on Sacramento Street
they sit you in the catbird seat!
Finery in need of care?
Peninou he’ll meet you there.
Gamely Pierre Peninou
furthering your garment’s worth
measuring its length and girth…
In a hurry? Just don’t worry.
Ring up Pierre Peninou!
The inscrutable logo on his company hat,
such élan evoked in that.
Tasteful Pierre Peninou!
Pierre’s trending collar stays.
Engineering proper plays.
Comfy with the finer things,
sparkly suit enabling!
He’ll unwrinkle, block, repair, cuff & collar
skirts, culottes, sweats, blazers.
Even grungy laundry bags
re-done with a winning splash!
Velvet capes your emblem?
Get some pressed with dash!
If you want to you can have
them retrofitted too.
Crafty Pierre Peninou.
He can reinforce, depill
flat cuffs cold… that’s old hat.
He can stain guard or repel
stuff that no one else will do.
Outfits tailor made for you,
just ask Pierre Peninou!
© 2023 by bob plainwilder
//for Ken Freedman
tuning into old skool style
dial catching FMU
broadcasting essential spew
WFMU
uniquely quirky radio
a pillar of community
home to surreal flights uh fancy
FMU’s the best
celebrating east and west
ingeniously inventive
tuneage that inspires
fires all new takes on life
wiring up communities
FMU unmatched
espousing cool inventive ways
WFMU
© 2023 by bob z plainwilder