Four Dimensions Aren’t Enough in the 1/5th: eyes eyeball an inverted lemon chiffon castle turret the blind see a bald eagle three miles away ears wave a green Labrador dog hearing first thunder the deaf hear moth’s ear wax squeak fingertips spark supernovas the unhanded touch manatees without touching them tongues lick fluffy pink fiberglass cotton insulation the untongued taste catfish tail receptors nostrils inhale Elizabeth Taylor White Diamonds the noseless scent elephant tusks a continent away Espers predict the unfathomable past non-Espers omen the apocalyptic Day of the Opossum Theodor Kaluza sucks an lsd blotter onstage in a gold lame leisure suit Oskar Klein sings with trigonometry we’re up and away in our beautiful balloon ** panku polygon pandemonium panku is a nine-word poem but not a nonagon two tongues lick peanut butter ice-cream lick each other my tongue through a jelly donut licks your strawberry French: franÇais beiser dans Paris printemps haut Eiffel la Tour English: French kissing in Paris springtime top of Eiffel tower Japanese: datsui kimono musabori-kuu watashi-no sushi unagi to nomikomu English: disrobe kimono devour my sushi eel and swallow **
Robert Fleming (b. 1963) is a word-artist from Lewes, Delaware, United States. Robert follows his mother as a visual artist and his grandfather as a poet. Contributing editor of Old Scratch Press Short-Form Collective. Member of the Rehoboth Beach and Horror Writers Association. Wins: 2022 San Gabriel Valley California-1 poem, 2021 Best of Mad Swirl poetry, Delaware Press Association: 2 honorable mentions; Nominations: 2 Pushcart and 2 Best of the Net. https://facebook.com/robert.fleming.5030