Friday, January 08, 2016

Ode to Cage - v2

Ode to Cage – v2
(non-infringing silence)

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

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

Other sounds encroach
Push through
Into consciousness
Enrich, enthrall
Permeate the soul

Hearing silence
Breathing in silence
For the sake of silence;
Thick, rich silence
A shape all its own


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edited January 8, 2016
Ode to Cage – v2

February 23, 2004 12:30-14:05
Ode to Cage
discussed in Introduction to Intellectual Property class
Franklin Pierce Law Center
&
John Cage’s piece 4’33”
&
going to church
Wesley United Methodist Church
February 22, 2004


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