When Books Mean Something More To Me Than ... Content

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Djuna Barnes' NIGHTWOOD

is considered classic literature

but my attempt to read it

was a short-lived encounter 

with what seemed like

pure jabberwocky

The only reason

I'm posting

this paperback copy

of Djuna's book

is because

it was designed by 

GILDA KUHLMAN

 

At least four times a week,

Gilda is on the phone

with her life-long friend

(and fellow designer),

Mrs. CarPeo

 

At such time,

Mr. CarPeo

(aka, Paul Oliverio)

is thoroughly delighted

because for as much as

 four hours,

Mrs. CarPeo is

—most delightfully—

totally oblivious 

to my presence 

in our home

which

—all too often—

becomes 

the exact opposite of

"Home Sweet Home"

but never is that

the case when

she is phone-chatting

with Gilda

 

 

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