[plato told]

October 16, 1999

plato told

him:he couldn't
believe it(jesus

told him; he
wouldn't believe
it)lao

tsze
certainly told
him,and general
(yes

mam)
sherman;
and even

(believe it
or

not(you
told him:i told
him;we told him
(he didn't believe it,no

sir)it took
a nipponized bit of
the old sixth

avenue
el;in the top of his head:to tell

him

e.e. cummings

Charivaria / Poems / October 16, 1999