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Sunday, February 17, 2008

a little juvenilia,
from memory.

once was a poet, long since dead
who used to write things off the top of his [sic] head.
and they were beautiful: their beauty sings.
until a professor named dr. zings
made a revelation: he said he'd found
when the poet said "bird" he really meant "ground."
and someone else decided there were other symbols, too:
the use of the word "me" had the implication "you."
then a preacher, with a nod, said that "man" refers to "god."
and this goes on and on: will it never stop?
the poet, in his grave, is spinning like a top.

was probably 16 when i wrote this. filthy doggerel, but extra points for attitude.

and why did it float up to consciousness just now? i am copyediting a doctoral dissertation. there are semiotics. there are hermeneutics. gods help us all, there are intertextual interpretations.

maybe it's something i ate.

posted by Jean Sirius # 2/17/2008 09:02:00 PM

Comments:

Jean
I'm still not sure what that dissertation is about. Be assured I looked up the meaning of those ten dollar words. However, out of deep belief in your knowledge I'll just say you knew what you were writing about. If not--there won't be many who will know the difference. (Says me.)
Judith

# posted by

Anonymous : February 19, 2008 4:31 PM

the dissertation is a remarkable mashup of ethnography, autobiographical literature, and the new testament story about the adulteress ("let he who is without sin cast the first stone").

and it is now grammatically correct. supposed to be turned in tomorrow, and the author says she has more questions for me. but soon: it will be in my rearview mirror.

# posted by

Jean Sirius : February 19, 2008 11:51 PM

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