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| Man,
proud man, rational animal, prods, pokes, and
pries into everything. Names, identifies, quantifies, inquires into the what, when, who and why of natural and supernatural events. We have
instruments, wonderful instruments, that
With other
instruments we can peer inward, inward
Thought,
consciousness, intelligence, information,
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| I, ODYSSEUS | ||
| I
have heard you Whistling in the dark Temple at once Remembered the old refrain Circe's siren song sounding Sweetly on yielding Young girl lips Temps
meNot. I, Odysseus Older now Will return to my own Ithaca where my good wife Waits not in vain nor will I Fail to acknowledge that Ancient animal my Faithful Dog. |
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| INSOMNIA It has been said Its Either easy Or Its impossible Writing words Poetry in particular Finding God. God What to do About Rwanda Cholera in Goma AIDS in Atlanta. Its impossibly easy to evade. Its Either easy Or Its impossible Insuring immortality Seeking sleep Its impossible. |
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