from the new "Tolling Elves" (9 The Parade, Uppery Brockley Road, London SE4 1SX tevans@hotmail.com)(and pardon my reformatting)--

"Is It All Over My Face?" by Kevin Killian



is it all over the world, red
maples of Xanadu, cranberry, the simple
gift of Long Island, almost the way
Arthur Russell, Lou Harrison played on it
Allen Ginsberg all noble
Arthur Russell, Lou Harrison played on it
till sunset, spring, 1978, and far
away fingerprints for Kylie
on cat-tails
still finds a way to haunt me
always and forever