American drama -- 20th century; Experimental fiction, American; Prose poems
I will not please play. I will adorn the station. It has extraordinarily
comfortable seats.
TO OPEN
Not too long for leading, not opening his mouth and sitting. Not
bequeathing butter. Butter comes from Brittany. In the summer it smells
rancid. We do not like it. We have ceased use of it. We find that oil
does as well. We can mix oil with butter but we have lard. We use lard
altogether. We prefer it to butter. We use the butter in winter. We have
not been using it before the winter. We mix lard and oil. We will use
butter.
DO LET US BE FAITHFUL AND TRUE
I do not wish to see I do not wish to see Harry I do not wish to see
Harry Brackett I do not wish to see Harry Brackett.
A GRAPE CURE
What did we have for dinner we had a melon lobster chicken then beet
salad and fruit. How can you tell a melon. You tell it by weight and
pressing it. You do not make mistakes. We are pleased with it. Do we
like a large dog. Not at all.
BATTLE
Battle creek. I was wet. All the doors showed light. It is strange how
Brittany is not attractive as Mallorca and yet butter does make a
difference. We are perfect creatures. What is a festival. Saturday to
some. Not to be dishonored. Not to be tall and dishonored they usually
aren't but some are, some are tall and dishonored. By this I mean that
coming down the mountain faces which are shining are reflecting the
waving of the boat which is there now. I distrust everybody. Do sleep
well. Everywhere there is a cat. We will leave by boat. I am not pleased
with this. I will get so that I can write a story.
FASTENING TUBE ROSES
I understand perfectly well how to fix an electric fan. Of course it
makes sparks but when the two black pieces that do not come together are
used up you get this. I do it without any bother. I am not certain I
could learn it. It is not difficult. We do not find that it does away
with mosquitoes. We use it in the night. Sundays there is no
electricity.
THEY DO IT BETTER THAN I DO
I can. I can be irritated. I hate lizards when you call them crocodile.
She screamed. She screamed. I do not know why I am irritated.
IT IS A NATURAL THING
Do not do that again. I do not like it. Please give it away. We will not
take it to Paris. I do not want the gas stove. It has a round oven. It
does not bake. We use coal by preference. It is very difficult not to
bathe in rain water. Rain water is so delicious. It is boiled. We boil
it.
LOUD LETTERS
Look up and not down.
Look right and not left.
And lend a hand.
We were so pleased with the Mallorcans and the wind and the party. They
were so good to offer us ice-cream. They do not know the french names.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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