Doug, I really like this piece. I believe that this faces directly and indirectly, as well, the clothing of the emperor, the one behind the curtain. Very apt. Thanks, Sheila On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 1:58 PM, Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > money alone works > changes in culture as if > everything loses > > form when it's money > alone can withstand changes > withstand everything > > > Douglas Barbour > [log in to unmask] > > http://www.ualberta.ca/~dbarbour/ <http://www.ualberta.ca/%7Edbarbour/> > > Latest books: > Continuations (with Sheila E Murphy) > http://www.uap.ualberta.ca/UAP.asp?LID=41&bookID=664 > Wednesdays' > > http://abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2008/03/new-from-aboveground-press_10.html > > > the poem, like the city, destroyed and built again > > and, here and there, remains of history > > Chus Pato (trans. Erin Mouré) >