Mason Williams is (in my
opinion) one of the great writers of the
20th century. Born in 1938 in
Abilene,
Texas, Williams wrote for the
Smothers Brothers show and also was a
virtuostic classical guitarist. His
poetry transcends all of this in his
mastery of the english language. Here's
some stuff:
"Soon you begin to realize that 'I don't want to' is the world's greatest reason."
"That day she dove into the pool, and I envied the water's ability to touch her totally."
DAWNSEA
In the early morning moonlight
I cast my net into the dark horizon
And the dawn
Like the gleaming belly of a surfacing fish
Leapt from the sea
THE CENSOR
The Censor sits
Somewhere between
The scenes to be seen
And the television sets
With his scissor purpose poised
Watching the human stuff
That will sizzle through
The magic wires
And light up
Like welding shops
The ho-hum rooms of America
And with a kindergarten
Arts and crafts concept
Of moral responsibility
Snips out
The rough talk
The unpopular opinion
Or anything with teeth
And renders
A pattern of ideas
Full of holes...
A doily
For your mind