Whew, L.
A bad dream moment caught still...?
The repetitions feel somewhat cubist to me...
Doug
On Apr 2, 2014, at 5:56 AM, Lawrence Upton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Curve of a dolphin track cuts through water, comes to shore with a ball in
> its mouth. Good. The ball breaks open, spilling equipment. The right-angle
> curve reverses in a mirror, shower rail seen in scummy bath-water. A
> flag-pole as straight as a gibbet. upright. Doors open; doors close. Two
> eyes stick out of holes in the floor. Chattering of the squeaky ceiling.
> Lights on in the cashier's office. Lights on in the engineer's office.
> Lights on in the executioner's office. People break into paste and powder
> if you persevere long enough, says an assistant. Bells that never ring.
> Imposing categories free us of the need to think it through. No point in
> reinventing the lie. Groups work best when they are under tension.
>
Douglas Barbour
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