He juggled words the same way he did balls
in the air as a tramp with fake beard and faded
tuxedo. Cigar boxes, canes, tennis balls, hats.
All became part of the Eccentric Juggler’s act.
Masterly. World class. Between pool, cards,
tuxedo. Cigar boxes, canes, tennis balls, hats.
All became part of the Eccentric Juggler’s act.
Masterly. World class. Between pool, cards,
alcohol, movies, and women, he kept many things
up in the air simultaneously. He once said
“It ain’t what they call you, it’s what you answer to.”
At the end he said to his mistress of many years,
“God damn the whole friggin’ world
and everyone in it but you, Carlotta.”
Richard Weaver volunteers with the Maryland Book Bank, CityLit, the Baltimore Book Festival, and was, until Covid, the writer-in-residence at the James Joyce Pub. He remains the author of The Stars Undone (Duende Press, 1992), and provided the libretto for a symphony, Of Sea and Stars (2005), performed 4 times to date. Recently, he published his 150th prose poem since 2016.
up in the air simultaneously. He once said
“It ain’t what they call you, it’s what you answer to.”
At the end he said to his mistress of many years,
“God damn the whole friggin’ world
and everyone in it but you, Carlotta.”
Richard Weaver volunteers with the Maryland Book Bank, CityLit, the Baltimore Book Festival, and was, until Covid, the writer-in-residence at the James Joyce Pub. He remains the author of The Stars Undone (Duende Press, 1992), and provided the libretto for a symphony, Of Sea and Stars (2005), performed 4 times to date. Recently, he published his 150th prose poem since 2016.
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