You know the worst thing is freedom. Freedom of any kind is the worst for creativity. You know, (????) spent two months in jail in Spain, and these two months were the most enjoyable and happy in my life. Before my jail period, I was always nervous, anxious. I didn’t know if I should make a drawing, or perhaps make a poem, or go to the movies or the theatre, or catch a girl, or play with the boys. The people put me in jail, and my life became divine. Tremendous!
The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot.
Every morning when I wake up, I experience an exquisite joy — the joy of being (????)— and I ask myself in rapture: What wonderful things is this (????) going to accomplish today?
Every morning when I awake, the greatest of joys is mine: that of being (????).
Ah, UNESCO is the most garbage. Any kind of organization for the good will of the people is impossible. It is necessary for the contrary. Young people need plenty of difficulties to achieve something, you know? If you receive a little money for this, a little money for that, everything becomes mediocre, and collapses ig-no-min-i-ously!
I have something to say about the difference between American and European cities, but I forgot what it was. I have it written down at home somewhere.
45. Oral Hygiene
Recent excavations have revealed
The very first toothbrushes
Oral hygiene, Egyptian style
Five thousand years old ‘Crestwells’
Ever since then, mankind has used
Tree twigs and roots; birds feathers
All manner of organic tools
From porcupine quills to bones
Roots and twigs of ‘Arak’ tree, had
Antiseptic qualities
While Baking Soda; Chalk, rubbed in
Has served as toothpaste for years
Those synthetic, man-made fibres
Used in toothbrushes today
Replaced the natural products
Back in Nineteen Thirty Eight
And then in Two Thousand and Three
Toothbrush voted Number One
Couldn’t live their lives without
46. Who Are They?
They remain a mystery you’ll never solve
Though you’ve followed all the leads, sought out the clues
Even educated guesswork will involve
Subtle powers of deduction that confuse
If you don’t prepare the process, mentally
You can’t qualify yourself for such a task
But to Sherlock Holmes, it’s elementary
If you really want to know about them, ask
47. XS
Mission to eXact revenge
My eyes fiXed back in anger
As he’s looking back in fear
This eX acquaintance of mine
He who shall remain nameless
Let’s just call him Mr. X
X-man beware; not long now
X marks the spot; day and date
Get on your knees; say a prayer
Sign of the X; penance due
Just when he least eXpects it
Punishment shall be eXtreme
It’s no eXaggeration
First I’ll eXtract my pleasure
eXcruciating and slow
XXX rated; brutal
Then, at last, I can relaX
48. Intensive
Motorcycle accident
ICU treatment
In and out of consciousness
No recollection
Chatting with the specialist
“Looks OK to me”
Discharged; allowed to go home
Seven days ago…
Wandering about the house
Can’t find the bathroom
Unusual behaviour
Frightening our son…
It doesn’t seem possible
You say it’s the truth
‘First time’ meeting of old friends
Asking you your name…
Seems like only yesterday…
How could it be so?
The events of two weeks past
How long have I been awake?
… Is it morning yet…?
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About The Author
Stanski is the kind of guy who doesn’t do things by half measures.
For example, he’s the guy who went to Thailand in 1999, to see in the New Millennium.
He enjoyed it there so much that he decided to stay on for a while.
He didn’t return to the UK until October…
October 2010…!
Stanski began writing in earnest in 2005 while recovering from a motorcycle accident, in the northern city of Chiangmai, in which he sustained serious head injuries.
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Examples of verse by Stanski can be found on his Blog, ‘Elephant Small’
Crawling Distance
In Decline
The Night Jasmine
The Fourth Millennium
Hotel 27
A Fetish For Frustration
Elephant Small Vol 1
Elephant Small Vol 2
Elephant Small Vol 3