Genesis


I.

All literature is but a fossil -
a skeleton in the closets of history
until approached with interest;
curiosity is a magic key.

Transmute parchment!
Suffuse words with fresh realities!
Chomp widely
but avoid turpentine, please.

II.

Somehow texts must be defossilized
and turpentine makes interesting drink.
Though paint thinner works well
poetry has delicious ink.

Eureka!
Let us praise volatile spirits
and keep the faith!

III.

You are more than a fossil
so keep away from absinthe.

To analyse discourse rationally
fomaldehyde is what we need.

The dead persist - keep moving!

Reading is a sort of magic
and remember:
errors are not what they seem.


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[2]
Shu: There is too much crap here for my liking.
Ella: Agreed. The poem should be placed in a bottle of absinthe for a century.