<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135303906505136521</id><updated>2012-02-16T17:08:25.313-08:00</updated><title type='text'>the finer things</title><subtitle type='html'>Care for a glass of scotch?  Perhaps a cigar?  It's all made of caviar and aged to perfection.  We've rolled out the red carpet and created a space for poetic intricacies that a haiku just can't handle.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tolentinoedfinerthings.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1135303906505136521/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tolentinoedfinerthings.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>tolentinoed</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13784815242131443629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135303906505136521.post-664040094148580171</id><published>2008-01-27T18:19:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-27T18:24:28.228-08:00</updated><title type='text'>On Codeine</title><content type='html'>In these moments of prostrate reverie,&lt;br /&gt;When the rhythm of my mind throbs in time&lt;br /&gt;With these knolling gums, I toss wantonly&lt;br /&gt;The Iambs to the wolves, sparing but rhyme&lt;br /&gt;And sore on the viewless wings of Codeine.&lt;br /&gt;What dreams have come!  I, a glittering node&lt;br /&gt;Amid a radiant lattice, convene&lt;br /&gt;With ancient voices.  Sing your tired odes!&lt;br /&gt;I scale ziggurats of teeth seeking bright&lt;br /&gt;Wisdom, enamelled with the hope of Truth.&lt;br /&gt;Oh!  Swollen expectation!  Vain, just like&lt;br /&gt;This senseless, bloody and violent tooth!&lt;br /&gt;(It's starting to wear off; it's time for a couplet.&lt;br /&gt;I think I'll take this dose and double it).&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1135303906505136521-664040094148580171?l=tolentinoedfinerthings.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tolentinoedfinerthings.blogspot.com/feeds/664040094148580171/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1135303906505136521&amp;postID=664040094148580171' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1135303906505136521/posts/default/664040094148580171'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1135303906505136521/posts/default/664040094148580171'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tolentinoedfinerthings.blogspot.com/2008/01/on-codeine.html' title='On Codeine'/><author><name>J. Charlatan Spendrix</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08474167567506003588</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
