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Thanks, Candice. Though until two minutes ago, I was completely unaware of Paul Muldoon's long poem "Yarrow". I imagine that Cage, posthumously, would be more intrigued by the cryptographically secure pseudorandom number generator, the "Yarrow algorithm". Barry On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 12:27:59 -0800, MC Ward <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >I like this poem, particularly the allusion to Muldoon >with "yarrow." > >Candice > > > >--- Barry Alpert <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> DONALD DAVIE & JOHN CAGE TALK SHOP IN HEAVEN >> >> >> Structures gift ideas. >> “You can jolt >> aleatory ale from heaven,” >> Donald Davie hums, >> “You have omitted a >> house alembic alexandrine,” >> John Cage never went so far as to say, >> “Damn the attractiveness!” >> >> Very nice lyrical deadlock. >> We threw yarrow >> before expecting to settle down, >> then, under the influence, >> actively determine what >> we would actually design. >> “Heaven help us--an amplified throat >> swallowing a glass of water whilst . . . “