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nature all in gray
the forms of water
the joints of time
the truest of the true
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the light reflected
in the flight of angels
of sugar and honey
in the sun and wind
Poets Under Forty
[...] what these works of art intend to exhibit is the irrelevance or the speciousness
of their content (and –by doing so – the ideology of any content production).
I.
Vademecum
He invited her over (and who was she?) for a more personal activity. The adjective
used to apply to her is: mythomaniac. All in color. “It’s important for me,” he
would have said, “a long-standing preference.” She sits down, takes a sip of
grapefruit juice and says: “I’ve already created a situation.” Act Two. They want
to be always lucid, despite the somewhat exaggerated politeness they give the
impression of total assurance, they know how to talk and carry on a conversation.
He fulfills his obligations, she does as much with hers, in a relaxed setting. We
are at Act Three. They go into another room, for reasons that should be explored.
This leads to a pause.
II.
More extraordinary events, to be taken into account (Act Four); she plays at
fantasy, “It matters” he says—they even feel pleasure (Act Five). They put their
clothes back on.
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