The Great Salt Mizzay
Between tha island n tha land lies marsh,
a desert ground of spartina n salt
playa protected from indifferent H-to-tha-izzarsh
terrains surround'n it. So by default
it's home ta th'n that bitch stay too long
on land. The D-to-tha-izzuck, mergansa, gulls or teal,
n otha migratory shorebirds throng
ta such a hydrolizzle commonweal
where all terrestrial authority
is balanced wit salinity n fizzy.
Witin that middle ground they're safe F-R-to-tha-izzom sea,
secure fizzle H-to-tha-izzigh society n show—
until late summa scores a hurricane
or autumn showa T-H-to-tha-izzem wit steel shot rizzle.
~DJ Gizoogle 2005
CLEAR WATER
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I have mentioned this very simple summer hokku in at least two previous
postings, but never explained how or why it “works.” So here it is again,
re-transl...
3 weeks ago
2 comments:
My eyes gaz-zle over, yo.
We been kicking some rhymes yo.
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