Ode to Cage

Must I approach
Silence loudly
Not to infringe?
Did I steal his thunder
In church, yesterday

Inner voice, unspoken
Thought, desires
Freed
In the blank space
Not the void

Other sounds encroach
Push through
Into consciousness
Enrich, enthrall
Permeate

Hearing silence

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edited January 8, 2016

Ode to Cage – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/01/ode-to-cage-v2.html

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/01/ode-to-cage-v2_8.html

February 23, 2004 12:30-14:05

Ode to Cage

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2004/02/ode-to-cage.html

discussed in Introduction to Intellectual Property class

Franklin Pierce Law Center

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John Cage’s piece 4’33”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY7UK-6aaNA

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going to church

Wesley United Methodist Church

www.concordwumc.org

February 22, 2004

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