![]() No-one to follow/And nothing to teach/Except that the goal/Falls short of the reach. "The Goal": "I sit in my chair, I look at the street/The neighbor returns my smile of defeat. ![]() "The Nights Of Santiago": "Behind a fine embroidery/Her nipples rose like bread/Then I took off my necktie/And she took off her dress/My belt and pistol set aside/We tore away the rest." ![]() "Puppets" "German puppets burned the Jews/Jewish puppets did not choose" "Puppet presidents command/Puppet troops to burn the land." All from 15.99 Used Books from 15.99 Rare Books from 57. "It's Torn": "You kick off your sandals and shake off your hair/It's torn where you're dancing, it's torn everywhere/.It's torn where there's beauty, it's torn where there's death/It's torn where there's mercy but torn somewhat less/It's torn in the highest from kingdom to crown/The messages fly but the network is down." This volume of Ashbery's poems includes some of his most famous, such as 'And Ut Pictura Poesis Is Her Name' and 'Daffy Duck in Hollywood,' and frequently mocks or teases the solemnity with which poetry is often approached. ![]() "Happens To The Heart": "I was always working steady/But I never called it art/It was just some old convention/Like the horse before the cart/I had no trouble betting/On the Flood against the Ark/You see I knew about the ending/What happens to the heart." Leonard Cohen The poet's intimate musical postscript "Thanks For The Dance". ![]()
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