Cage[ing] John like a memo to self on the underground notation

By Lotophagi

Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano

ching.

hung

over the top/





stop.














and we’ll see in the morning

see in the day


got what show…. sil…. en… ce

pop ching ching clong cling

tap tap tap tap tpa apt pat
into the edge falling to the edge
off this morning
breath like dew
you you you you you you oyou oyou oyou oyou oy ouy you you you you youo ou youou yuou you you you youoyouou oyou oyou oyou o you youyou ouoyou oyouoyoy uou youyou ou youoy ouou youou youou you you oyou you o you o you oyou o you oy oyou oyouoyoyuouoyou oyouoyouyouoyuyououyo ou oyou ;asldjfasdoio cins tgihsk ellivbne alkwpd fjektolemnv eljsdhjto

like jazz tapping keys,
thinking I’m playing with you head head head headh adhaeha dhaehda headha ehdahead headha headhaeha dhae ahd ahead ahead ahead ahe adh ahead haehad haeha ahd eahd dha ehad ahehdadheadheadhaehadaehadhae ahda eha dahe adhaehad aeha dhae haehdaeha dha dhaehad hae ahd adhae

slow

beat to the beat to the beat to the

beat to the beath to

bea the to

miss miss miss miss miss miss mistakes
so gloomy with the wind riding ringing rinding
sat on the horse tail end far to the bail send

insistent

resistant, slowly taste tap ting
resonant, resonance

groove, groove, do do do things
beat beat beatj abeab aetasdvadfasdtas vbeagab aetasvav asetadsgad

gadget

gadget gadget gadgety adsgaeta gadtetgeds gadtegs gadgetsa gadgets gadgetry

so much so much suds sdu ude ado me mem mem mem mem mem memo

memo to self.

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© 2006 Lotophagi
Published on Sunday, October 1, 2006.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • A former member wrote: I don't usually commend...grammar and punctuation pieces, but this wasn't bad within itself.

  • A former member wrote: "like jazz tapping keys" Very f*ing clever; looks fantastic! Love the beastly beats, the resonance & the tap(ping!)s ... lovely groove w/ the words like a needle on a scratched record. Well done!

  • A former member wrote: Fantastic title! Almost as if: Being John Cage(d). Yea, I like this poem, I like this one a lot ...

  • A former member wrote: i'm still trying to pull a hidden message from the keyboard crunching. i know there most likely isn't one there but it amuses me.

  • A former member wrote: i think i have it... "yoyo dead jab gad" ... which i'm roughly translating into a guy called Gad killed your favourite yoyo, and you plan to jab him... repeatedly it seems.

  • A former member wrote: musical, jittery, impatient, shifting neurosis... like being in that jumping, uneasy part of your mind, being shaken up and taken on a ride that's not all smooth, but just too satisfying. (you represent freedom)

  • mozarts cat On Sunday, October 1, 2006, mozarts cat (184)By person wrote:

    well that was .. enlightening

  • A former member wrote: Somebody has anger issues

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