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Strange Events, Incomprehensible

by Jim Benz

Such those radically a new guided events
events view events new those such,
I new changing ordinary mean point radically events --
have events new such I because life events.

Surrounding them result and necessary guided epochs
epochs very epochs necessary them surrounding,
influence necessary creating of man's person result epochs --
had epochs necessary surrounding influence became life epochs.

Say their reached aim not grasp events
events very events not their say,
inner not call only moment pursuit reached events --
hidden events not say inner broader life events.

Strange to resources and no guide early
early vast early no to strange,
its no connection of me places resources early --
harmonious early no strange its became look early.

System though recognized as not greater explanation
explanation vision explanation not though system,
in not clear of more path recognized explanation --
had explanation not system in but life explanation.

Something the recognition a never grasp every
every view every never the something,
it never circumstances of must penetration recognition every --
had every never something it but lost every.

Suddenly the responsibility aim not glimpsed exterior
exterior visited exterior not the suddenly,
I not chance one me principle responsibility exterior --
however exterior not suddenly I but loss exterior.

05/03/2010

Author's Note: aleatoric poem, ala Jackson Mac Low, via an unnamed associate of George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff.

Posted on 05/03/2010
Copyright © 2026 Jim Benz

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Paul Lastovica on 05/07/10 at 02:55 AM

not enough time in my day to wrap my head around this - but i shall in due time!

Posted by Laura Doom on 05/22/10 at 10:29 AM

So, aleatoric for the writer, or rather the process employed by the writer -- not so for the reader, at least this reader. I created my own poem here, using keywords from each stanza as base elements, and elaborating with subjectively selected words and phrases to construct a theme.
The consequence -- my poem is, unsurprisingly, germane to my experience.
Invaluable stuff for the developing poet...

Posted by Elizabeth Jill on 07/28/10 at 10:37 PM

Will I get back with you indeed
you with later seasoning of mind scope
entering the realm of the imp
possible in the plausible sense of kything
everything tumbling into this getting back with you
onto an immensely creative feeling state of being
your poem breaks rules such pulls mien focus
into syllablistic incomprehensible comprehension

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