Last night dreams presented themselves
As ZOOM sessions before becoming
Dreams. In one I am at a large group
Musical performance in a vast urban
Green space after having zoomed with
Some people I had never met concerning
Musical performances. Musicians with
Various instruments are lining up and
Being instructed to play a G. I have
A trumpet at first and practice my G
(which I think might have been a D)
And then I am meeting via ZOOM
With David Bowie and his girlfriend
In an apartment. It is not Iman, his
Wife in real life and this is because
She has died I think in the dream but
It is really because David Bowie has
And I am visiting with him and his
New partner on the other side,
Which is not so different from this
Side. David is very friendly and gentle
And wants to show me a magazine
He is reading with articles on sexuality
In many different languages. His
Partner is very friendly and welcoming
As well as we chat about this and that
And then I am back in the park where
The musical performance will take
Place and the two young women who
Wanted to interview me about my poetry
Are waiting on the bank of the artificial
Pond for me to arrive on the inflatable
Mattress I am riding. We go looking
For an appropriate spot to conduct
The interview as the first fellow I was
Zooming with arrives with a big drum
Of which I am afraid there are already
Too many and the various musicians
Begin taking their places
George Slobodzian's work has appeared in literary magazines across Canada. Clinical Studies, a book of poetry, was published by DC Books, and a book of his poems was translated into German and published by Mattes Verlag of Heidelberg.
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