Lars Palm lives on a roof in Las Palmas, where he's training to become a luddite terrorist, writes, translates and edits the blog 'zine luzmag. He's the author of mindfulness (moria, 2006). Some other recent writings and translations can be found in Dusie, PFS Post, Ars Interpres & Flashing in the Gutter (his first submitted fiction). He likes the notion of sun-drenched noir.

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back to
the natural sciences

on the equator
things fall a little slower
than by the poles


       2
building as
an expression
of manhood

outside the window
more articulate
sounds reign

       3
dates are said
to come from some
where

in the pub no one
can hear you scream

       4
this is one
of the sentences

another one can look
like this

       5
that hearse is
hers
not mine

causes remain
causes of
confusion

you know that
really is no way
to treat a
potted plant


       6
grinning like an under
taker

he saw you

& the accused went
away for the week-end

the person to
whom you speak is
dead

       7
a more comprehensive
rain area

the person in the
room pursues
sexual molestation
of a minor
horse

       8
add some extra
lives to our years

in swedish the
ladybug is a maid
preoccupied with
keys

       9
plums plunge
from the trees

when the picture is
done it
leans against a
wall to enjoy
a moment of
oblivion


       10
you aim

shoot a wheelbarrow

across the lawn

careful
lampposts fold
laundry

the several uses
of a tie

       11
best to throw
the axe in the lake & run
by land

a clause sinks
its claws into you

pour rain in the bottle
& put the bottle in
pouring rain

       12
there's no need to
knock your
head against the wall

just tell
us exactly where
the border between
humanities &
the natural sciences
run

© Lars Palm 2006

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