The Lost Cantos Of John Kaniecki
I guess the first question regarding “The Lost Cantos Of John Kaniecki” is where did they go?
“The Lost Cantos Of John Kaniecki” were written about twenty years ago. The collection was placed in my parent’s attic where they survived the ferocious heat. Next they went to my basement where they survived the flooding of Hurricane Sandy. Perhaps “The Lost Cantos” would be better labeled “The Misplaced Cantos” but that wouldn’t be as dramatic would it?
“The Lost Cantos Of John Kaniecki” is a feel good book. They poems have rhythm and rhyme.
Canto 10
From the window I saw an eagle fly
Soaring in the heaven’s azure blue sky
Said my friend with pipe in his withered hand
The universe’s mysteries I do understand
My gaze lowered to view his wrinkled face
If I wasn’t high I would leave this place
But the Earth pipe he passed to me
And I inhaled then I did disagree
To admit omnipotence is a fatal sin
Humility is the place to begin
For knowledge alone solves no mystery at all
True understanding is answering God’s call
Then the wind whipped and sang a moan
And I understood, yes I alone
I looked upon the fool with great pity
How futile is the chase to infinity
Counting one by one is how they go
Me I simply divide by zero
It’s nothing special and nothing at all
True understanding is answering God’s call
The wine in my glass was once full to me
But long ago I have made the vessel empty
My friend was stoned and stoned I should be
For to some being high is heresy
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