Thursday, December 17, 2015

The Augmented Chamberlain


Meet the rarefied makers of a software aware enough
to sell an island to every war, a story to every studio.
They aim to normalize holograms, such as the glass pilots

that developers polished for Communist Airlines.
I expect higher possibilities for my similar half,
to bring my half respects and experiences,

to restore my journalistic interest,
to be my cold royalty.
However, I think I see a ray of hostility.

-- Glenn R. Frantz

U.S., Cuba to resume commercial airline service
Microsoft HoloLens: What decision makers need to know
Fans get glimpse of future in first Towns-Porzingis matchup

Sunday, November 29, 2015

Small Below Small


the a current across coupling across current a the
past it's stretch dicey the the dicey stretch its past
in their live swirls they're swirls live there in

magnetic golden atoms wherein atoms golden magnetic
with after futurism civic futurism after with
magnetic golden atoms wherein atoms golden magnetic

in there live swirls they're swirls live their in
past its stretch dicey the the dicey stretch it's past
the a current across coupling across current a the

--
Glenn R. Frantz

'Spooky Action': Atoms Entangled at Room Temperature
The Strange Truth Behind Presidential Turkey Pardons
There's no looking back for the Hawks

Thursday, November 05, 2015

Annual Question-Spinning


Up early each day, scrutinizing the skies.
(One by one: Stunning sky, dreary sky, intense sky,
tepid sky, generic sky, copycat sky...)

Bogus intellectual juice.
But the analogous meteor is sweeping into the constellation
of this argument like a burst of consumer fraud.

Offering pomegranate for Halloween
spells one month of every year in Canada.
Next time, get fireballs.

-- Glenn R. Frantz

Typically Bland Meteor Shower Might Shine Extra Bright
What Battle Over Trump University Reveals About Founder
Release of Pacific trade agreement sets stage for huge battle

Sunday, October 18, 2015

Injured (Like California)


Los Angeles was a chance, a retreat.
The army of cars sounded like firecrackers,
or security.

The rain somehow escaped.
The hideout was flight: the highway
a drug, a prison.

California was injured– a people debris.
The mountain was a wounded relief–
the face of thunderstorms.

-- James Croal Jackson

Flash Floods Leave Cars Stuck In Muddy Mess
Mexico: Injured drug lord 'El Chapo' on the run
Oregon Gunman was Acting 'Like He Was Playing a Video Game'

Thursday, October 15, 2015

Economy of Athleticism


We rest the day in coffers of long hours,
with the delirium of a Vanderbilt.
Tens of cars that drive themselves

are apparently buckling under the streets,
but even casual runners know the way.
I slip into a marathon

like I slip into a good night's sleep,
making the criminal possible;
ears and accomplishments in pursuit of a slipped-up notion.

-- Glenn R. Frantz

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Self-Driving Cars Hit The Streets, Sort Of
The Neverending Workday