GR '(S)tree(t)s'

[jbor]

on 17/4/03 10:53 AM, jbor at jbor at bigpond.com wrote:

> And, of course, to the fact that GR is a
> historical novel which addresses human atrocities, such as the bombing of
> Hiroshima, which were committed during WW II, just as a jab in the ribs for
> those readers who view it all as just a fairy tale and a bit of jolly fun.

    ... like how many carcasses under the snow tonight among
    the white-painted tanks, how many hands each frozen around
    a Miraculous Medal, lucky piece of worn bone, half-dollar
    with the grinning sun peering up under Liberty's wispy gown,
    clutching, dumb, when the 88 fell - what do you think, it's
    a children's story? There aren't any. The children are away
    dreaming, but the Empire has no place for dreams and it's
    Adults Only in here tonight, here in this refuge with the
    lamps burning deep, in pre-Cambrian exhalation, savory as
    food cooking, heavy as soot. (GR 134-5)

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