Many thanks, Sheila. Imagination can be an iterative machine. And I've had some odd nights lately. ________________________ Jill Jones www.jilljones.com.au ----- Original Message ----- From: "Poetryetc: poetry and poetics" To: Cc: Sent:Tue, 4 Aug 2015 22:02:54 -0700 Subject:Re: JJ Night Snap Jill, this really hits home, notably with "Watch how your imagination / copies your imagination" Wonderful! On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 7:22 PM, Jill Jones wrote: > > > THE GODDAM NIGHT > > > > Giddy night is more than a container > > The sources of stupidity lie within > > Watch how your imagination copies > > your imagination > > > > Yes, it’s the night, the goddam night > > full of kitschy previews hard-wired > > to soap plots and merciless roundabouts > > of a house, a saucerful of spectres > > an unmemorable mess of misalignments > > of thought and action, though it seems plausible > > > > It’s merely vertiginous, yes, even a dream > > of falling, but at least for once before you fall > > you realise you don’t care about the toss > > > > Waking life might be life, life might be what it is > > you fall over it enough > > knock the cup from the table > ________________________ > Jill Jones www.jilljones.com.au > > >