You've condensed the themes of the entire ~Divina Commedia~ trilogy, from the
opening "Lasciate ogni speranze voi ch'entrate" (Erminia?) re-cast as a
government warning sign, to the concluding transcendent hypostasis, Beatrice
("the girl") included--- and bonzai-ed the whole cosmogony down into three
tercets and a border! That's very, ~very~ abridged, Mr. 'cumshaw: exemplary
shrinkage.
~Divina Commedia~ abridgement into a single haiku, anyone?
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"david.bircumshaw" wrote:
> 'European Culture: US Govt. Property. Trespassers wil thee Proprietered.'
>
> the sign said,
> loud above the head of the man
> walking
>
> looking not just for the girl but
> whatever lay beyond
>
> on the unturned page
> like the next step:
>
> hop[e]
>
> David Bircumshaw
>
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