It Was A Good Day

Going to bed last night,
I suddenly remembered
you, barefoot,
calmly leading the Clydesdales^*
out to the pasture,
while I ate mulberries
and watched
from up in the tree,
and later,
we ate red raspberries
off the vines
and talked about
how the world
keeps on giving.


-Jim DuBois
April 13, 2010

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* a Clydesdale is a type of horse. They are very large and stocky.
Learn more about them

It Rained So Hard

I'm staring
at this swamp
and remembering that time
when we were young
and it rained so hard
a pond formed
next to the junkyard
and we built a raft
from old tires
and the hood of a truck
and floated around
in the rain.


-Jim DuBois
April 12, 2010

Genetic Astrology - video

I already published the text of this poem here, but now there's a video of me reading it.

-Jim DuBois

Real Moment

At home,
new paintings, drying
under new drop-ceiling
next to new windows.

Outside,
me, wandering
catching the last of the light
almost aimlessly.


-Jim DuBois
March 25, 2010

Away

My friends
are away
on a trip
but at least
I get
to be lonely
and clean up
cat puke.


-Jim DuBois
March 15, 2010

Not Really

You asked if anything
was bothering me
and I said no.

Are you sure?

Yes, I feel fine.

Really? Cause it seems like
something's bothering you.

Not really.

...

Are you sure
nothing's bothering you?

Well, these questions
are starting to get
on my nerves.

I knew something
was bothering you!


-Jim DuBois
March 5, 2010

Lessons

I remember
playing piano
onstage with Trevor
at Fire & Water^*.
I was reluctant because
I didn't know much
about playing piano.
People liked our song,
and afterwords
Trevor said,
"See, it didn't matter
how much you know,
you could still
entertain them."

I also remember
Attaboy^** giving me
a drawing lesson.
I brought
my pen and paper
to the cafe,
and he said,
"Ok. Now draw, man,
draw!"

Another time
I saw
some modern sculpture
and said
to my artist friend,
"I don't get it,
I coulda done that,"
and he said,
"Sure, but
the difference between
you and this guy
is that you didn't."

A few weeks ago
when I was having
an open studio
to sell my art,
Kathy told me
what her brother says
about pricing his art:
"Keep raising the price
until you get nauseaus
and then sometimes
double it."


-Jim DuBois
Feb 23, 2010

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* Fire & Water was a cafe in Northampton, MA
** Attaboy is the name of a friend of mine who used to live in Northampton