7 The River Cuts A Channel 9 Chinatown-I12 Clandestine Operation13 Colophon
The River Cuts A Channel
People with money but no fortuneor stomach for the life of an albatross,watch him soar on self-made wings,fetch the dingy rednessof morning's first catch witha long necked bottlehe calls the captain[7]
Chinatown-I
As they are crawling up to youthink of Angor Watthe sweating wallscold in stonesteam broiling in the jungleor, that most ancient of men,the Chinese beggarthe thin rinds of his skinlike scented apples orkimonos slipped off to dry [9]
Clandestine Operation
The most appropriate comment,besides pig knuckles on racks& rabbits skewered on prongsor the Chinese letteringplaying tricks with your Occidental eyes,is the Breakfast at Tiffany'sapproach to suffering--that ambience of egg rolls& fortune cookies dashed aside withmild dosages of rose-petal teaamid such trappings and parodiesof the human experiment left stammeringin the too crowded sun [12]
Colophon
This little volumewas hand set inKennerley monotypeprinted on Gutenberg Laid inan edition of 100 hardcover & 150 soft-cover copies.This is copy 223. For those who wonder, AngorWat is the lost civilizationof Cambodia. May 28Oneonta, New YorkER JM [13]The End
