Classic Poem

If there is no connection between the wild
hemp of Kashmir
and the plectrum on a Persian lute,
the mind
will make one before the mallet comes down
on the cymbalo.
As the young people have discovered,
it can also make a Pax Americana
out of genitals and meditation.
So while it notes that Ghulan Quadir Zardar,
the Hasheesh King,
has been arrested in a taxi on his way to Srinagar,
let's steal a gay name from a love potion
and call ourselves HI-JOHN THE CONQUEROR ROOT.