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Mind you, this is not one of Bukowski's best, but I feel Martin tainted a key stanza in War All The Time:
Oro Madre
While all the fear of the wasted years
laughs between my toes
no woman will live with me
no Florence Nightengale to watch the
Johnny Carson show with
War All the Time
While the fear of wasted years
laughs between my toes
no woman will live with me
no Florence Nightingale to watch over me.
The poem is obviously about Bukowski feeling lonely in the middle of the night and the Carson reference really adds to that feeling. And I think the change softens the meaning of what he wants in a Florence Nightingale and the poem as a hole. (FYI: Nightengale is a spelling error in Oro Madre).
Oro Madre
While all the fear of the wasted years
laughs between my toes
no woman will live with me
no Florence Nightengale to watch the
Johnny Carson show with
War All the Time
While the fear of wasted years
laughs between my toes
no woman will live with me
no Florence Nightingale to watch over me.
The poem is obviously about Bukowski feeling lonely in the middle of the night and the Carson reference really adds to that feeling. And I think the change softens the meaning of what he wants in a Florence Nightingale and the poem as a hole. (FYI: Nightengale is a spelling error in Oro Madre).