MURTYMUSE

  ‘Nothing to Fear From the Poet but the Truth’   THREE   POEMS Ted Jonas [1928-2003, American poet of Beat Generation] I poem my life to poetry . . .   ALL Dear poem . . . I write you because you are the truth and nothing but the truth dear poem pure poem our poem.   THE TRUTH If you should see  a man  walking down a crowded street  talking aloud  to himself  don’t run  in the opposite direction  but run toward him  for he is a POET!  You have NOTHING to fear  from the poet  but the TRUTH   JAZZ ANATOMY my head is a trumpet my heart is a drum both arms are pianos both legs are bass viols my stomach the trombone both lungs are flutes both ears are clarinets my penis is a violin my chest is a guitar vibes are my ribs cymbals are my eyes my mouth is the score and my soul is where the music lies   Ted Joans (1928–2003), a B...