theoldmonk85
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No one pretends to be
a fat old monk,
the old monk said.
I'm the real thing.
a fat old monk,
the old monk said.
I'm the real thing.
Some nights you can hear
him drumming the garbage can,
the poet said about
the old monk's poems.
him drumming the garbage can,
the poet said about
the old monk's poems.
April 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Some nights you can hear
him drumming the garbage can,
the poet said about
the old monk's poems.
him drumming the garbage can,
the poet said about
the old monk's poems.
The problem
with no one
knowing everything
is God,
the old monk said.
with no one
knowing everything
is God,
the old monk said.
April 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The problem
with no one
knowing everything
is God,
the old monk said.
with no one
knowing everything
is God,
the old monk said.
You always get some purple
with your reds and your blues,
the artist told the old monk.
with your reds and your blues,
the artist told the old monk.
April 21, 2025 at 3:29 PM
You always get some purple
with your reds and your blues,
the artist told the old monk.
with your reds and your blues,
the artist told the old monk.
You don't always
have to tell them
what to see --
let them imagine it,
the old monk told
the poet.
have to tell them
what to see --
let them imagine it,
the old monk told
the poet.
April 21, 2025 at 3:29 PM
You don't always
have to tell them
what to see --
let them imagine it,
the old monk told
the poet.
have to tell them
what to see --
let them imagine it,
the old monk told
the poet.
Sometimes silence
is the best thing
you can offer,
the old monk said.
is the best thing
you can offer,
the old monk said.
April 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Sometimes silence
is the best thing
you can offer,
the old monk said.
is the best thing
you can offer,
the old monk said.
They are related
as a minor note
is to a flatted
seventh,
the old monk on bass
told the band
about two chords.
B-flat is where both
Gm and C
want to meet.
as a minor note
is to a flatted
seventh,
the old monk on bass
told the band
about two chords.
B-flat is where both
Gm and C
want to meet.
April 9, 2025 at 12:21 AM
They are related
as a minor note
is to a flatted
seventh,
the old monk on bass
told the band
about two chords.
B-flat is where both
Gm and C
want to meet.
as a minor note
is to a flatted
seventh,
the old monk on bass
told the band
about two chords.
B-flat is where both
Gm and C
want to meet.
Do you want to
write them, or
do you want to
publish them?
Which kind of
poet are you,
the old monk asked.
write them, or
do you want to
publish them?
Which kind of
poet are you,
the old monk asked.
April 9, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Do you want to
write them, or
do you want to
publish them?
Which kind of
poet are you,
the old monk asked.
write them, or
do you want to
publish them?
Which kind of
poet are you,
the old monk asked.
This is how it is
when you want to write
and nothing comes,
the old monk said.
when you want to write
and nothing comes,
the old monk said.
April 9, 2025 at 12:20 AM
This is how it is
when you want to write
and nothing comes,
the old monk said.
when you want to write
and nothing comes,
the old monk said.
I get what I get,
is that what you're saying,
the poet finally
asked the old monk.
is that what you're saying,
the poet finally
asked the old monk.
April 9, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I get what I get,
is that what you're saying,
the poet finally
asked the old monk.
is that what you're saying,
the poet finally
asked the old monk.
Sometimes I know
what I want to make
but often it does it
itself,
the old monk told
the poet.
what I want to make
but often it does it
itself,
the old monk told
the poet.
April 9, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Sometimes I know
what I want to make
but often it does it
itself,
the old monk told
the poet.
what I want to make
but often it does it
itself,
the old monk told
the poet.
Sometimes the old monk
pounds his drum late
into the light,
the poet reported.
pounds his drum late
into the light,
the poet reported.
April 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Sometimes the old monk
pounds his drum late
into the light,
the poet reported.
pounds his drum late
into the light,
the poet reported.
You've just got to do it
right there on the page,
the old monk told the poet.
right there on the page,
the old monk told the poet.
April 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
You've just got to do it
right there on the page,
the old monk told the poet.
right there on the page,
the old monk told the poet.
The old monk got so weird
he started to study himself,
the poet admitted.
he started to study himself,
the poet admitted.
April 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The old monk got so weird
he started to study himself,
the poet admitted.
he started to study himself,
the poet admitted.
What the Lord allows is not
a limit you want to test,
the old monk said.
a limit you want to test,
the old monk said.
April 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
What the Lord allows is not
a limit you want to test,
the old monk said.
a limit you want to test,
the old monk said.
How much
is not always
a question,
the old monk
noticed.
is not always
a question,
the old monk
noticed.
April 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
How much
is not always
a question,
the old monk
noticed.
is not always
a question,
the old monk
noticed.
That's what he thinks,
the poet said
about the old monk --
if he doesn't
run out of pens,
he won't
run out of notebooks.
the poet said
about the old monk --
if he doesn't
run out of pens,
he won't
run out of notebooks.
April 1, 2025 at 2:56 PM
That's what he thinks,
the poet said
about the old monk --
if he doesn't
run out of pens,
he won't
run out of notebooks.
the poet said
about the old monk --
if he doesn't
run out of pens,
he won't
run out of notebooks.
A dead Santa?
That's going to be
a hard story to sell,
the old monk told
the writer.
That's going to be
a hard story to sell,
the old monk told
the writer.
April 1, 2025 at 2:56 PM
A dead Santa?
That's going to be
a hard story to sell,
the old monk told
the writer.
That's going to be
a hard story to sell,
the old monk told
the writer.
In my movie
I don't want anyone
just walking around,
the old monk insisted.
I don't want anyone
just walking around,
the old monk insisted.
April 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
In my movie
I don't want anyone
just walking around,
the old monk insisted.
I don't want anyone
just walking around,
the old monk insisted.
I understand
dashes
better than other
punctuation,
the old monk admitted.
dashes
better than other
punctuation,
the old monk admitted.
April 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I understand
dashes
better than other
punctuation,
the old monk admitted.
dashes
better than other
punctuation,
the old monk admitted.
He wanted them
to sound like speech
and finally that's
what his poems were,
plain speech,
the poet said about
the old monk's work.
to sound like speech
and finally that's
what his poems were,
plain speech,
the poet said about
the old monk's work.
April 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM
He wanted them
to sound like speech
and finally that's
what his poems were,
plain speech,
the poet said about
the old monk's work.
to sound like speech
and finally that's
what his poems were,
plain speech,
the poet said about
the old monk's work.
Finally, after all
these years, I can hear
the drummer drumming,
the old monk said.
these years, I can hear
the drummer drumming,
the old monk said.
March 18, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Finally, after all
these years, I can hear
the drummer drumming,
the old monk said.
these years, I can hear
the drummer drumming,
the old monk said.
You've got to write it
like it's a movie
where not everyone
knows their lines,
the old monk told
the poet.
like it's a movie
where not everyone
knows their lines,
the old monk told
the poet.
March 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM
You've got to write it
like it's a movie
where not everyone
knows their lines,
the old monk told
the poet.
like it's a movie
where not everyone
knows their lines,
the old monk told
the poet.
He does more of that
these days --
crossing over his
crossing out,
the poet said
about the old monk.
these days --
crossing over his
crossing out,
the poet said
about the old monk.
March 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM
He does more of that
these days --
crossing over his
crossing out,
the poet said
about the old monk.
these days --
crossing over his
crossing out,
the poet said
about the old monk.
You don't want to
think about it too much
or you won't be able
to write it,
the old monk said.
think about it too much
or you won't be able
to write it,
the old monk said.
March 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
You don't want to
think about it too much
or you won't be able
to write it,
the old monk said.
think about it too much
or you won't be able
to write it,
the old monk said.
Sometimes words
collide and don't
come apart,
the old monk told
the poet.
collide and don't
come apart,
the old monk told
the poet.
March 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Sometimes words
collide and don't
come apart,
the old monk told
the poet.
collide and don't
come apart,
the old monk told
the poet.