A Poem By James Greenbaum

A wonderful poem from my younger brother that was inspired by watching the movie, 2001: A Space Odyseey.

From: James Greenbaum
Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2002 7:03 PM
Subject: HAL 9000

Unlimited light beam energy accelerating at beyond infinity with the weight of the universe the mass of our ability times the height of our standing combined with gravity and the architecture of our reality breathes life into substance suspending in a circular journey where ends meet beginnings.

IBM Think Pads on the desks of our times strange weird fixtures fly through our minds beautiful motions commotions and chimes ringing an old man dies a sperm cell divides fabulous colors filter emotions the form falls on an iris with all of its movement compared to a nebula growing in space with the whale of a tail that swims in the black depths of our brains refusal to see graphic two stage images of canyons skin on the surface of planets or persons.

"If I knew the way, I would take you there ... it's a hand me down come through oooh the mu-zic...."

Gravey pours from a bird dressed for the killing feasting our hearts to content with the seasons reasons alone not enough for sustation holding on to dreams of youth conversations.

Irony flies from a twisting steel blades magnetically turning our lectrical days lecturns chads lentil soup prescriptions presidential pardons political plays.

In the heat of the fire a masquerade burns face lighting icons crystal tube displays symbols God left us whenever we cry cymbals crashing brightly in the forever night sky.