[New-Poetry] Aphorisms

[Anny Ballardini]

Bravo! Beautiful poems, thanks to all,
Anny

On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 8:25 PM, TheOldMole <Opus40-01 at opus40.org> wrote:

> Or Mark Strand.
>
> 1    If a man understands a poem,
>    he shall have troubles.
>
> 2    If a man lives with a poem,
>    he shall die lonely.
>
> 3    If a man lives with two poems,
>    he shall be unfaithful to one.
>
> 4    If a man conceives of a poem,
>    he shall have one less child.
>
> 5    If a man conceives of two poems,
>    he shall have two children less.
>
> 6    If a man wears a crown on his head as he writes,
>    he shall be found out.
>
> 7    If a man wears no crown on his head as he writes,
>    he shall deceive no one but himself.
>
> 8    If a man gets angry at a poem,
>    he shall be scorned by men.
>
> 9    If a man continues to be angry at a poem,
>    he shall be scorned by women.
>
> 10   If a man publicly denounces poetry,
>    his shoes will fill with urine.
>
> 11   If a man gives up poetry for power,
>    he shall have lots of power.
>
> 12   If a man brags about his poems,
>    he shall be loved by fools.
>
> 13   If a man brags about his poems and loves fools,
>    he shall write no more.
>
> 14   If a man craves attention because of his poems,
>    he shall be like a jackass in moonlight.
>
> 15   If a man writes a poem and praises the poem of a fellow,
>    he shall have a beautiful mistress.
>
> 16   If a man writes a poem and praises the poem of a fellow overly,
>    he shall drive his mistress away.
>
> 17   If a man claims the poem of another,
>    his heart shall double in size.
>
> 18   If a man lets his poems go naked,
>    he shall fear death.
>
> 19   If a man fears death,
>    he shall be saved by his poems.
>
> 20   If a man does not fear death,
>    he may or may not be saved by his poems.
>
> 21   If a man finishes a poem,
>    he shall bathe in the blank wake of his passion
>
>
>
>    and be kissed by white paper.
>
>
>
> Halvard Johnson wrote:
>
>> 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
>>
>> Halvard Johnson
>> ================
>> halvard at earthlink.net <mailto:halvard at earthlink.net>
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>> http://home.earthlink.net/%7Ehalvard/index.html>
>> http://entropyandme.blogspot.com http://imageswithoutwords.blogspot.com
>> http://www.hamiltonstone.org
>> http://home.earthlink.net/~halvard/vidalocabooks.html<http://home.earthlink.net/%7Ehalvard/vidalocabooks.html><
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