Buried Mastiff

sent here for
massive forms
no fathom empire
longer books' grave
bowl-written city
(precious enough)


John M. Bennett
for David Baptiste Chirot




At 02:46 PM 3/30/01 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

                BURIED CITY
                                 score for 2 voices
    ( alternating--voice one on left column, voice 2 on the right, call and
response)                                       for John M. Bennett

        sent here for a reason              strayed simply enough
    not yet to fathom                               imagination working
        no resources                        objects massive
    no money no hopes                               forms precious
        happiest man                        insolence of Empire
                          alive   far-off
    six months ago                                  six months before
        thought it was                      pursuit    
    no longer                                       consciousness
        no longer books                     sober grave
                            written fate
   
        This is not a book                  Buried City

   
(words on left from                                                  (words
on right from
    Tropic of Cancer        arranged by david baptiste chirot             The
Golden Bowl
    by                                                                         
           by
    Henry Miller)                                                          
Henry James)

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