I did not see you at the poetry reading

Or the salad bar

I did not see you at the salad bar at the poetry
reading

Eating salad at the poetry reading where salad was
served.

Where were you? I did not see you

At the poetry reading where salad was served, eating
salad.

You were not at the reading, reading poetry or eating
salad

From the salad bar where salad was served at the
poetry reading

I did not see you at the poetry reading or at the
salad bar

Where salad from the salad bar was served

And poets, who read poetry, ate salad that was served
at the salad bar.

Were you there?

If you were there I did not see you there

I could not find you at the reading where poetry was
read,

Where salad was served and eaten by poets who read
poetry.

I could not find you.

I looked around everywhere.

Everywhere around I looked but I could not find you.

I could not find you with the other poets eating salad
from the salad bar

At the poetry reading where salad and poetry were
served.

Poetry was read.

Critically acclaimed poets read poetry and salad were
served.

Critically acclaimed salad was served from a
critically acclaimed salad bar

For critically acclaimed poets who read poetry that
was critically acclaimed.

I listened to all the critically acclaimed poets and
you missed it.

You were supposed to be there.

I heard them read poetry and eat salad served from a
critically acclaimed salad bar.

The poetry was good. The poets were good and so was
the salad.

I thought of you while I ate salad and listened to
poetry.

I thought of you while I ate salad with Ron Padgett.

It was great. You should have seen me.

You should have heard Ron Padgett read his poetry.

You should have heard Ron Padgett eat salad.

Ron Padgett had a big salad with lots of salad
dressing.

I wish you could have been there to listen to poetry

With me at the poetry reading.

The poetry of the poets was as crisp as salad.


�2005 by Shane Allison
posted 8/27/05