Lawrence Haley December 21, 2021 Music Lives 365: December 22 Joe Lee Wilson Lawrence Haley December 21, 2021 Kenneth Rexroth: Portrait of the Author as a Young Anarchist1917-18-19,While things were going on in Europe,Our most used term of scorn or abuseWas “bushwa.” We employed it correctly,But we thought it was French for “bullshit.”I lived in Toledo, Ohio,On Delaware Avenue, the lineBetween the rich and poor neighborhoods.We played in the jungles by Ten Mile Creek,And along the golf course in Ottawa Park.There were two classes of kids, and theyHad nothing in common: the rich kidsWho worked as caddies, and the poor kidsWho snitched golf balls. I belonged to theSaving group of exceptionalistsWho, after dark, and on rainy days,Stole out and shat in the golf holes. The mature man lives quietly, does good privately, takes responsibility for his actions, treats others with friendliness and courtesy, finds mischief boring and avoids it. Without the hidden conspiracy of goodwill, society would not endure an hour. — Kenneth Rexroth Lori McKenna Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes. — Edgar Varese