[New-Poetry] Packer backs off a bit

[JforJames at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/2/2009 12:21:03 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
Opus40-01 at opus40.org writes:

Then I  shall style myself the Earl "the Pearl" Monroe of contemporary  
poetry.


Good choice...
Earl  “the Pearl” Monroe said, "The thing is, I don't know what I'm going to 
do with  the ball, and if I don't know, I'm quite sure the guy guarding me 
doesn't know  either."
 
But then again, Tad, you never could play D.
Finnegan
--
Manute Bol
 
 
There is a very tall Sudanese man
standing on the sidewalk, amid the  snowbanks
of this New England town, a former NBA player 
who blocked over  two thousand shots. 
 
But America gives glory to the scorer, 
and he can still hear an  assistant coach yelling, 
“Bol, take it to the hole!” The muscles ripple  
down through the thighs, then melt into nothing.
 
A very New England poet has it that 
“No memory of having starred /  atones 
for later disregard.” Standing there in a long 
black leather  jacket, the passers-by 
 
with their overlong stares, another version of 
“How’s the weather up  there?” Cold, wet.
Today there is a confused expression
on his face, a 7  foot 7 inch child looking 
 
a little lost, far from the homeland of the Dinka, 
a tinge of sadness  around the eyes,
as though his ball had rolled out into the street 
and he  wasn’t sure if it was safe to go after it. 

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