Carl Stilwell AKA CaLoki

BLOOMSDAY KICKS ON ROUTE 66

I have traveled with Aynrad the aler 

to Amarillo pub on June 16 for 

Guinness celebration of Bloomsday

Binbad the bailer 

to Barstow court to release bawdy bard from jail

and Chinbad the chain smoker  

to Chicago—Chicago, the town 

that Billy Sunday couldn’t shut down

 

I have traveled with 

Dindad the detailer 

to deal with Dagget’s despicable despot

Exbad the exhaler 

to smoke marijuana everywhere but Muskogee 

Flimflam the flailer 

for Flagstaff fling with old flame

and Gringrad the Holy grailer 

to Grand Canyon in grandiose quest 

to extract fossil bones from Noah’s flood

 

I have traveled with

Hinbad the hailer 

for Hansei happy hour hot saki 

in Little Tokyo Historic District

Inbad the inhaler 

driving while high on I-40

and Jinbad the jailer 

to Joplin for jail house rock 

with jamming Janis 

 

I have traveled with 

Kinbad the knave kneeler 

to Kingman for Kale Krunch with a Klingon 

Linbad the lazy lawyer 

to run laps around every Los Angeles lake 

Minbad the mailer 

for treat beating feet in Mississippi mud

Ninbad the nine inch nailer 

for manicure in Needles

and Oilbad the oiler 

for organ recital in Oklahoma City 

which is mighty pretty

I have traveled with

Pinbad the pinball player

to party with a Pasadena pinup 

in Playa Del Rey

Quinquack the quailer 

for quick bird watch in Albuquerque

Riffraf the railer 

gitting his kicks picking up hicks on Route 66

and Spinbad the speller 

getting the blues by misspelling Spinoza 

and getting dumped by St Louis woman 

with her diamond rings 

 

I have traveled with

Tinbad the tux tailor 

to tiptoe through tulips in Tulsa  

Vinbad the Vinyl seller 

for Vegas vacation

Winbag the wailer 

for Finnegan’s wake in Waco

Yipyak the yeller 

to root-root-root for Yukon home team

and Zinbad the zailor 

to zig zag to Zabrieski point to 

wait wait wait 

for Godot zenfest