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The Mysticism of Flux

August 20, 2012
By floragj GOLD, Brooklyn, New York
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I need an infinite collection
of vessels to contain the continuous
magnitude of the night.

The moon is a single dimension:



lone point,







empty sky.

© Allison H., Vancouver, WA

The author's comments:
This is a found language poem. I looked through a book about the theory of mathematics, and then used very technical words and phrases and twisted their meanings by placing them in a different context.
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Padoodallee GOLD said...
on Aug. 31 2012 at 1:09 pm
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I love the few words for such a complex thought.