[New-Poetry] Aphorisms

[Halvard Johnson]

And let's not forget Harry Mathews:

                  "When the omelet's away,
                            The eggs will play"
                                        --French proverb

You can't make an omelet with good intentions:
Too many cooks are better than no bread.
One man's meat, as good as a mile,
Once burned, spoils the broth.
Too many cooks are worth two in the bush--
You can't make an omelet on the other side of the fence.
Half a loaf is better than two in the bush--
Half a loaf in a storm!
It's an ill wind that spoils the broth.

You can't make an omelet--but few are chosen:
A fool and his money are better than no bread.
One man's meat gets the worm--
Look before you spoil the broth!
Too many cooks take the hindmost.
(One man's meat is greener on the other side of the fence. . . .
Half a loaf is better than no silver lining.
Half a loaf is better without breaking eggs:
Man proposes, and spoils the broth.


You can't make an omelet, and God disposes.
One man's meat is better than no bread.
One man's meat is worth two in the bush.
(Sticks and stones spoil the broth.)
Too many cooks, twice shy.
Half a loaf is better than the other side of the fence.
Half a loaf is as good as a mile.
Half a loaf has its day.
Many are called, but spoil the broth.

--Harry Mathews


fr. Selected Declarations of Dependence

[Calais, Vermont: Z Press, 1977; repr.
Los Angeles: Sun & Moon Press, 1996]



Hal


"Everything should be made as simple as possible,
  but not simpler."
		--Albert Einstein

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