© Oliverio The text is from Julian Barnes The subject of the biography is Gustave Flaubert Our BOOK OF GUS continues here. |
you could define a net as
A collection of holes
tied together
with string.
You can do the same
with a biography:
A trawling net fills,
then the biographer
hauls it in, sorts,
throws back,
stores, fillets
and sells.
Mystification is simple.
Clarity is the hardest
thing of all.
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Sharp!
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No ruse!
To ruse is simple.
DeleteTo unravel every ruse
is the hardest thing of all.
Sincerely,
Petey Plagiarista
Petey
DeleteHave we met before?
Sincerely,
Mrs. CarPeo
Mrs. CarPeo
DeleteWould you introduce me
to Paulette the Tart?
Sincerely,
Petey Plagiarista
No, Paulette is a bit of a pear tart
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