Friday, October 09, 2009

Raymond Chandler in the Desert

A dead man is heavier than a broken heart
is what he said, and the big sleep
is only a lullaby away.

Beyond a hill, an old man chanted
the call to prayer.

A dry wind tugged
the lapel of his wrinkled suit
and sprinkled sand in his glass of whiskey.

I know a guy who sells Turkish carpets
cheap, I said. Just say the word.

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