The Meek Shall Inherit The Earth ~

The Meek Shall Inherit The Earth
by Charles Bukowski

if I suffer at this
typewriter
think how I’d feel
among the lettuce-
pickers of Salinas?
I think of the men
I’ve known in
factories
with no way to
get out-
choking while living
choking while laughing
at Bob Hope or Lucille
Ball while
2 or 3 children beat
tennis balls against
the wall.
some suicides are never
recorded.

14 comments on “The Meek Shall Inherit The Earth ~”

I’m never sure what to make of Bukowski. I have read reports that he was not the nicest person one would want to be around but he certainly was a unique writer. Love the antique Underwood. 🙂

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Maverick ~ on June 27, 2017 at 5:48 pm said:

Yeah, he was probably not the sweetest person but he was authentic. I like the sound of the old typewriters, it’s like rain on a tin roof. 🙂

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- House of Heart on June 28, 2017 at 8:47 am said:
  
  When I was eight my Dad brought home an antique Underwood for me just like this one, some one gave it to him. That was when I began to make up stories…er, I mean write. “)
  
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- Maverick ~ on June 28, 2017 at 8:29 pm said:
  
  No wonder you’ve become so good, that’s a great beginning. 🙂
  
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I learned to type on an Underwood rather like that one.

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Maverick ~ on June 27, 2017 at 5:49 pm said:

Awesome Sue, my learning was more like a chicken scratching as I pecked. 🙂

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Powerful.

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Maverick ~ on June 27, 2017 at 6:03 pm said:

Indeed JoAnna.

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I’m reading “Charles Bukowski on Cats” right now. He is very unique. I’m only allowed 1 poem or story every morning. I’m trying to make it last. Wish I could be so disciplined with a bottle of wine!

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