Fools Rush In

To all those wise, beautiful fools who have brought the medicine of joy and laughter to life, I salute you:

 

chaplin x 3
Slapstick’s trinity,
a monotheistic gag–
Salvation’s last laugh.

 

Laurel & Hardy in Paris
Genius, in trespassing,
has its necessary fools–
Supreme gag order.

 

buster III
Bemused, and silent,
yes, my funny valentine,
dreams wilt without love.

 

Epic pie fight from The Battle of the Century.
Life is sad, gags help
to alleviate tension–
Enlightenment, fast.

 

 

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About John Biscello

Originally from Brooklyn, NY, novelist, poet, performer, playwright and filmmaker, John Biscello, has lived in the high-desert grunge-wonderland of Taos, New Mexico since 2001. He is the author of six novels, Broken Land, a Brooklyn Tale, Raking the Dust, Nocturne Variations, No Man’s Brooklyn, The Last Furies, and No One Dreams in Color; a collection of stories, Freeze Tag, two poetry collections, Arclight and Moonglow on Mercy Street; and a fable, The Jackdaw and the Doll, illustrated by Izumi Yokoyama. He also adapted classic fables, which were paired with the vintage illustrations of artist, Paul Bransom, for the collection: Once Upon a Time, Classic Fables Reimagined. His plays have been staged and performed both nationally and internationally.
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