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slithering down the embankment
wild irises catching purple light
the days tumble by
            loose stones
            dislodged carelessly
 
            consequences unforeseen
 
rigmarole reflected
in the shadows of a mirror
in which all things
are seen / unseen / unforetold ////
 
as what is important shifts
from centre to side
to shadow
 
to shadow, vt: to follow furtively
 
you’re a girl things happen to, aren’t you?”
 
“there’s a temptress on the telephone
saying what I want to hear
about the luminous Epinoia…)
 
“there’s a naiad in my bed
who thinks that Tinkerbell
is the sister of Jesus…))
 
where, he asked, does the meaning lie?
does meaning lie?
(the real derivation takes place
between the cucumbers and the
carrots)
(check The Malleus Malificarum
if you don’t believe me)
 

[in the shadows of a mirror]
[in the mirror of shadows a]
[shadows in a mirror of the]
[the shadows in a mirror of]
[of the mirror shadows a in]

 
The Secret Book says that God is revealed to humanity through the feminine spirits of Pronoia (awareness), Ennoia (reflection), Prognosis (intuition) and luminous Epinoia (insight)
)))))))
            ((((((
))in the shadow of a mirror((
 
… a a a a a also begin begins corollary is journey journey may miles miles of of single single step step that the thousand thousand true while with with, , …
… while a with a with a thousand a thousand that a also true begin begins the corollary is journey journey may miles miles of of single single step step, , …
… while a journey with a with of a thousand of a thousand miles miles that a journey also true begin begins the corollary is may single step single step, , …
… while a journey of a with a with of a thousand thousand miles miles begins single step the corollary that a journey also true begin is may single step, , …
… while a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step with thousand miles the corollary that a journey of a single step also true begin is may, , …
…while a journey of a thousand miles may begin with a single step, the corollary is also true, that a journey of single step begins with a thousand miles…
 


-John Goodman

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