This poem is taken from PN Review 259, Volume 47 Number 5, May - June 2021.
From FuguesABC of the Fugue
ABC of the Fugue
from Fugues
from Fugues
Hello I’m Albert
Let’s get this straight:
When Albert speaks,
Barnaby responds
So, now I’m talking
And it’s because I’m
Responding to Candide
In this case, I respond
to Candide
But now it’s me,
Albert, who speaks
Well spotted, Candide!
Well spotted, Candide!
So the words circulate
amongst the three of us
...
Let’s get this straight:
When Albert speaks,
Barnaby responds
So, now I’m talking
And it’s because I’m
Responding to Candide
In this case, I respond
to Candide
But now it’s me,
Albert, who speaks
Well spotted, Candide!
Well spotted, Candide!
So the words circulate
amongst the three of us
...
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