This sounds interestingly different from what I recall of your work,
Jon. I like the 'attitude' inherent here.
Not that I haven't read the play-translation with interest, but....
Doug
On 19-Nov-06, at 9:21 AM, Jon Corelis wrote:
> Notes toward a definition of I
>
>
> The difference between a finger and a thumb
> is Shakespeare. Anyone can dream
> of a candle, but you'd better dodge your shadow,
> because death, that great et cetera,
> is the opposite of surreal. If there were no thunder
> there would be no mountains, so something like a snowflake
> cannot be conferred: it must be earned.
> You will tell me that anyone can say this,
> which is why I am saying it. Your puzzlement
> shows how well you understand. It is important
> to have someone to talk to
> even if they can't hear you. You can polish a mirror
> until you see your face, but it will not
> be you, because meaning is created
> when we are not looking, while the grass
> grows, grows, grows.
>
> That was an ode to Walt Whitman.
>
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