The one facing and the one lurking
are almost impossible to read,
on the surface flat as formal innovation
and the metonym Silence. The other
three are haunted by spectres
or the passing of gas. Such chatter
as only mice or men will make
among a pack of wolves
or an unmarried woman.
Wallflower, I think
therefore I love you
humiliated by my disguises --
the masks of Sorrow,
Babel,
Anonymity, and Gomorrah.
Your style has a manliness about it
up to your cauliflower ears
and hollow as a pumpkin smashed
and splattered by big teenage boys
on little Cinderella's slippers
on her first trick or treat.
Steve, This series seems very promising.I'm looking forward to many more delicious installments. It reminds me though that I still remember Snout's monologue from Pyramus and Thisbe (the play within A Midsummer Night's Dream) back in 7th grade. Yikes. Snout's the cat who plays a wall through which the lovers whisper secretly. Cool, eh? I've always loved that bit. Cheers, Tom
Thank you very much, you guys. Yes, I will indeed try to explore this "wall" stuff further. Can't "push the river," of course, but I DO hope to get some more milege our of it, see where it goes.
Encouragement from you guys, Richard Lopez and Christine Murray (backchannel), too, is much appreciated. Probably wouldn't hurt at all to revisit ole MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, too. Heck, it Never hurts to read Shakespeare, and I haven't read MND in 6-8 years.
This series seems very promising.I'm looking forward to many more delicious installments. It reminds me though that I still remember Snout's monologue from Pyramus and Thisbe (the play within A Midsummer Night's Dream) back in 7th grade. Yikes. Snout's the cat who plays a wall through which the lovers whisper secretly. Cool, eh? I've always loved that bit.
Cheers,
Tom
Thank you very much, you guys. Yes, I will indeed try to explore this "wall" stuff further. Can't "push the river," of course, but I DO hope to get some more milege our of it, see where it goes.
Encouragement from you guys, Richard Lopez and Christine Murray (backchannel), too, is much appreciated. Probably wouldn't hurt at all to revisit ole MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, too. Heck, it Never hurts to read Shakespeare, and I haven't read MND in 6-8 years.
Again, grazie, paesans!
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