Волны

           Thewaitresses,balancingtrays,swinginandout,roundandround,dealingplatesofgreens,ofapricotandcustard,dealingthemattherighttime,totherightcustomers.Theaveragemen,includingherrhythmintheirrhythm("Iwouldtakeatenner;foritblocksupthehall")taketheirgreens,taketheirapricotsandcustard.Wherethenisthebreakinthiscontinuity?Whatthefissurethroughwhichoneseesdisaster?Thecircleisunbroken;theharmonycomplete.Hereisthecentralrhythm;herethecommonmainspring.Iwatchitexpand,contract;andthenexpandagain.YetIamnotincluded.IfIspeak,imitatingtheiraccent,theypricktheirears,waitingformetospeakagain,inorderthattheymayplaceme--ifIcomefromCanadaorAustralia,I,whodesireaboveallthingstobetakentothearmswithlove,amalien,external.I,whowouldwishtofeelcloseovermetheprotectivewavesoftheordinary,catchwiththetailofmyeyesomefarhorizon;amawareofhatsbobbingupanddowninperpetualdisorder.Tomeisaddressedtheplaintofthewanderinganddistractedspirit(awomanwithbadteethfaltersatthecounter),"Bringusbacktothefold,wewhopasssodisjectedly,bobbingupanddown,pastwindowswithplatesofhamsandwichesintheforeground."Yes;Iwillreduceyoutoorder.

           ’IwillreadinthebookthatisproppedagainstthebottleofWorcestersauce.Itcontainssomeforgedrings,someperfectstatements,afewwords,butpoetry.You,allofyou,ignoreit.Whatthedeadpoetsaid,youhaveforgotten.