March 20, 2006
folksongs for the five points - a metaphor in sound in celebration of cultural diversity and change
I think this might actually be the best thing ever
I love the sound and noise of the world
I've had it playing in the background all day
Makes me want to do something similar in London
Interesting
I need some time to really play with it, but it looks like fun.
A different toy, and intriguing to play with. Think I'll go easy on that on the second avenue train,though. ;] Thanks, dng.
Things
What happened is, we grew lonely
living among the things,
so we gave the clock a face,
the chair a back,
the table four stout legs
which will never suffer fatigue.
We fitted our shoes with tongues
as smooth as our own
and hung tongues inside bells
so we could listen
to their emotional language,
and because we loved graceful profiles
the pitcher received a lip,
the bottle a long, slender neck.
Even what was beyond us
was recast in our image;
we gave the country a heart,
the storm an eye,
the cave a mouth
so we could pass into safety.
--Lisel Mueller
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