In 1974 Frank wrote a long poem called “DREAM TRAVELING IN TIME SEEDS … OR … MARX BROTHERS’ ZEN, VOL. 1”. He wrote it by shuffling the picture cards from Ram Dass’ book, BE HERE NOW, and writing a poem about each picture as they randomly appeared.
In February 1990 Frank met Ram Dass when Frank brought his small troupe of students to The Claremont Hotel in Berkeley, California to attend the “Psychedelics in the 1990s: Regulation or Prohibition” event which featured presentations by Timothy Leary, Laura Huxley and Ram Dass among others.
When we walked into the lobby, Timothy Leary came bounding over to Frank and gave him a big hug like they were old friends (they had never met before). The rest of the evening, this pattern of familiar and warm hugs and long-lost-friends’ greetings continued, including with Ram Dass and Laura Huxley.
Here are the first 2 poems …
DREAM TRAVELING IN TIME SEEDS
or
MARX BROTHERS’ ZEN VOL. 1
by Frank Moore
1974
[1]
Little eight year old girl
looking
amused
down
at me,
dirty face, clear seeing eyes,
as the giant falcon comes to rest
on the gloved hand
In the tent,
in the holy rock dome,
the unseen & unseeing beggar,
wrapped in a gray raincoat,
suffers,
bone under skin,
shaved head nods
into
unconsciousness & death
within
Within
this decaying body,
a young man
looks
down
from the center of the star rings,
sitting cross legged
pouring pure energy
from one cup
to another
as
a bartender mixing a drink
With Saturn’s rings
around his head,
he sits,
remembering
Hitler
[2]
The girl has come down from the tree
has come in
to sit in my lap,
into my arms
to fall asleep
As I rock
the carved wooden chair,
I slowly fall asleep too,
my beard gently touches her
soft
strawberry
yellow hair
which turns into
a magical mushroom
on which my dream rests
A few images from BE HERE NOW:
