Nerve of war


Carla sent me a poem, it goes well with one of my paintings.

The Discourse on Peace
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by Jacques Prévert
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Near the end of an extremely important discourse
the great man of state stumbling
on a beautiful hollow phrase
falls over it
and undone with gaping mouth
gasping
shows his teeth
and the dental decay of his peaceful reasoning
exposes the nerve of war
the delicate question of money.





Posted: Mon - June 19, 2006 at 11:28 PM            

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