March 19, 1996 | ther | Ae a

   
 
 
 
 
 
    
   
     
   
   
   
 
    
  

You y oa know how to play,

you nies ut a Joker.
Queen of Dreams, Ace that one.
I'm playing Russian Roulette,
you're not playing with a full deck.
You Like your diamonds
I've been hit with a spade.
You are the dealer and
Ihave been dealt with
two different games at hand
I think you're better than you say.

 
 

 

 

“by Brian Kraus

 

ROVE'S BALLS

 

There once was aman

  

Nie slammed down the
The cashier thought he
Well they called the co

 
 

5o took him home to his 1
Who was making a bom
For a fee while making t

 
 
   
 
  
   
  
   
      
   

 
 

  

s to slosh around
in slush puddles

 
     
  
  
   

And he rose up to fame
And the JRA elected him
And they all began fo sin
Tie even won the heart o}

 
  
  
  

You were a little
blue snowsuit then

with red rubber boots
and the puddle An Afternoon in Vancouver

  
 
 

  
 

The dame was quite tall —

  
 
 

     
 
     
     
     
     
   
    
 
 
  

  

 

     

    
 

 

 

 

came up

over your knees Five-million dollar show homes at the end of

and spilled : And whistling off-key I take a downtown she took him to her bed -

right into your boots All the way to Mogules. .
: Wailing for a stone faced ticket checker 5g aa Ta

And now I catch ] pull the emergency stop in a dream

a 15 minute Make the news to tell the microphone

glimpse of you (Wild eye movement now) :

at the airport That it's though out there these days

- on your way What with Bible-ballots

through town And little girl cut-rate weept

and you squeeze me Slipping through every compromise -

in between your wiry arms In the city where 1 was born.

 

and I wonder

   
   

by Jonathan Sawyer That poor red man was sober

 

do you still

 

   

    

love to Tie ran through the moor |
slosh around Ran back to the store
in slush puddles Slammed down a bottle of wine
¢ cashier thought he was fine
by Niki Kaloudas ve hint his change but no more

Baby picture supplied by Gweny Wong