IMPROVISATION#241
A BEAT POET

A Beat poet
looks out the window
as an icy rain stops
puts his feet up
on the chair
as he plays chess
at the outside bistro
in Harvard Square
now it again
starts to snow
the trees tremble
in the February wind
resting by the shadows
of the Charles River
his opponent from Paris
on their bench
notices his lyrical distress
is embarrassed
and asks him
to try another line
in French.