#136 On the Threshold of Freedom

It was then that we
arrived, too late
to influence, but not
too late to interfere.

#135 Le Beau Monde

The world which
we see
clearly

is the curtain
in front
of

the
world which
Magritte clearly sees.

#134 The Companions of Fear

The
Companions
of Fear are
to be

found
at the
top of a
mountain.

Fear is
some-
where
below.

#133 The Flood

Only
her euphonium
kept    her    afloat.

#132 L'Ami intime

All I
could offer him
was
         water &
bread. But we
are good
friends, & I
forgive him
for walking out
on me.

#131 The Palace of Curtains III (2)

The curtains
drawn. Same

thing on both.
Sky. The sky.

Neither is.

#130 The Search for the Absolute

Images &
things you can't
look in-
to. Gödel
again. The
absolute is so
uncertain. But
I have just killed
a small flying
thing that
landed on this
reproduction
in my Magritte
book & it is
now absolute-
ly dead.

#129 The Call of the Peaks

Glaciers flow
out of the

painting. The
mountain is
an eagle that

does not leave
the ground.

#128 Le Voix du sang

Gödel once
more. If a
forest is cut down
so that only
a single tree
remains, is
the forest still
part of the set
of forests? Let's
ask the people
living inside
the tree &
see what they
have to say.
There's a light on.

#127 Threatening Weather (1)

Not enough to hear
the words. Had to see
how the mouth
curved around
them, how far the
tongue came forward,
how heavily the teeth
bit down. Only then
could he under-
stand their intent.

#126 Le Philtre

I took my troubles
down to Mme
Gorgon. Zola
wrote about her, said
you can't even
smile & say
'cheese' be-
cause if you
look at her she'll
turn you into
stone. Then
take away your
bottle of Le
Philtre Numero Neuf.