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Monday, June 26, 2006

 

The Mirror: The Boat of Our Dialogue

Websafe: Hello?
The Mirror: Who is he?
W: He's Ezra Pound.
M: That's fine with me.
W: I have been reading the Cantos of Ezra Pound.
M: Could it be repeated?
W: I think one would have to repeat the reading of Pound's Cantos.
M: Just put it on the table.
W: Aren't you going to read them?
M: Look how far apart we grew from each other, I can feel that without being able to explain.
W: Oh, how sad, perhaps you're not in the mood for Pound today.
M: Oh, I'm sure there's an explanation.
W: Maybe you'd like to read something more contemporary.
M: Now you're saying nothing!
W: Are you saying contemporary poetry is nothing?
M: I would never tell anyone else what to do.
W: Would you tell the major contemporary poets that their work is nothing?
M: Yes, back to the common grind ...
W: A maceration of previous centuries, a hotchpot.
M: Here I am, doing my Paradise thing.
W: Are you reading Dante's Paradiso?
M: Wait, don't leave me alone.
W: You don't want to be alone with the Paradiso?
M: The only hope in defying death is that these moments must remain fragments.
W: Are you hoping to achieve immortality?
M: Are you reading Dante's Paradiso?
W: I have already read Dante's Paradiso, in college days.
M: I don't think Anthony Lane would bother to spy on us.
W: Is our conversation not up to Lane's mark?
M: I heard that 3rd-World Web designers were getting $5 an hour.
W: But can these 3rd-World Web designers write witty dialogue?
M: Ah, the poor thing is going in circles!
W: The boat of our dialogue spins.
M: Is our conversation not up to Lane's mark?
W: I think Anthony Lane would like to join in, shall I e-mail him?
M: (Other exits)
W: Goodbye!
M: Closing in 5 seconds ... Goodbye!

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