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MODERNITY
The crowds rush forthlike mad berserker pilgrims,with visions of Paradise before their eyes. But the plain narrows,and closes in like a vise,until it comes to a point. The hordes do not quit their push.No — they only grow densertoward the convergence. The numbers swell and clamoreven as the noses of those in frontare ground into…
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JESUS WINKED
Jesus winked at me, Nan, I exclaimed, shocked and ecstatic, come here quick and see. I remember those eyes clear and crystalline as a crisp April morning showering their aquablue blessings upon that tiny white cabin in Penn’s Woods. I blinked and rubbed my own just to be sure, and – wink – there he…
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PALACE OF DREAMS
Felix arrives at work each dayDeep deep in the soil belowTwo miles beneath the surfaceThey built the office long agoThe exact time is classifiedSome call it Palace of DreamsDecoders complete their workHidden away from unworthy mindsWhere subconscious vibes ariseIt’s the place where dreams beginBubbling up from sunken brooksAnd passionate rivers of fireBrilliant men learned to…
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JOURNEY TO THE CENTER
Around and around the pilgrims marchIn narrowing circles around the sacred cube(Any old object will do, all of them sacred cubes)Tunneling down from the mundane surfaceThe face that masks the multitudesTeeming and restless in the hidden depthsThe hujjaj spiral down, down, and downAnd down, down, down, and down a seventh timeUntil they’re standing eyeball to…