“Harley Flanagan lives in DenmarkHe is 9 years oldHe started this story in MoroccoThe Shopkeeper and The DonkeyHis mother Rosebud was a Lower East Side Hippieand a friend of mineHarley is also a friend of mine since he was a year oldWe lived on a farm togetherI’m happy he grew up to be an artistHis sense of perspective is vastHis choice of details mud-brick walls, triangular mountains, Arabic writing on bottlespaths of the Bee to the moon. balloonswith big music notes out of the mouth,teeth in the sun, big donkey earsis bold and smart – I’m proud to know he is a member of the Sensitive Family”Allen GinsbergMay 6, 1976 – NYC

“Harley Flanagan lives in Denmark
He is 9 years old
He started this story in Morocco
The Shopkeeper and The Donkey
His mother Rosebud was a Lower East Side Hippie
and a friend of mine
Harley is also a friend of mine since he was a year old
We lived on a farm together
I’m happy he grew up to be an artist
His sense of perspective is vast
His choice of details mud-brick walls, triangular mountains, Arabic writing on bottles
paths of the Bee to the moon. balloons
with big music notes out of the mouth,
teeth in the sun, big donkey ears
is bold and smart – I’m proud to know he is a member of the Sensitive Family”
Allen Ginsberg
May 6, 1976 – NYC