I appreciate that, Frederick. And where would
we be without our vanities?
Hal
"Once upon a time Baltimore was necessary."
--Gertrude Stein
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On Jan 24, 2008, at 8:41 AM, Frederick Pollack wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Halvard Johnson" <[log in to unmask]
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> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 9:26 AM
> Subject: Gambit
>
>
>> Gambit
>>
>> A forested land of tumbling waters, one fifth of the flow
>> devoted to ritual. Children lying on hospital beds amid
>> rumors of cut-backs, new fees. No good reason for them.
>>
>> Some ontological equality, never really voluntary, or sought.
>> Two wings darkened their faces. The entire colony was called
>> together, except for the Christians, the lepers, the silent ones.
>>
>> The air was heavy with silence. Saying what needed to be said.
>> Making the planet better and safer for children and grandchildren.
>> New cosmologies. World without pesticides. Without end. Amen.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Hal
>>
>
>
> Hal, this is a KNOCKOUT. I hope it doesn't sound too vain if I say
> it has the urbane apocalypticism I'm always attempting. Much more
> so, with its tight precision, than many of your Sonnets. My only
> criticism, a minor one, is that you may not really need "voluntary,
> or" in st. 2.
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