Thursday, March 31, 2011

3018. ROPE

ROPE
The rope was wide, the rope was narrow,
the rope was greased, the rope was tied
to a tree, the horse was holding back, the
horse ran forward, I stayed in place.
At one instant, I was there, and I was
here. Two parts to displace the whole.
The rope was wide, the rope was narrow.

3 comments:

nighthawk said...

reminiscent of I think Ambrose Bierce or was it Hart Crane?

gary j. introne said...

That I don't know. I'll have to check. I'm familiar with Hart Crane very well, but can't see that connection, so I'll check Bierce.
Thanks. Gary

nighthawk said...

It was that story of a guy being hanged and at the end he was already dead but continued to comment on the story. It could not have been Hawthorne?