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Gertrude Stein (3.2.1874-27.7.1946)
"Her sayings are her sayings are hers are hers are horse, pardon, worse, pardon."
Lawrence Freeline
STANZAS IN MEDITATION LXXXIII
Why am I if I am uncertain reasons may inclose.
Remain remain propose
repose chose.
I call carelessly that the door is open
Which if they can
refuse to open
No one can rush to close.
Let them be mine
therefor.
Everybody knows that I chose.
Therefor if therefor before I
close.
I will therefor offer therefor I offer this.
Which if I refuse to
miss can be miss is mine.
I will be well welcome when I come.
Because I am
coming.
Certainly I come having come.
These stanzas are
done.
Audiofiles:
Gertrude Stein: The Making of Americans: Parts 1 & 2
Recorded in New York, Winter 1934-35
Written 1903 - 1911. Only very early notes were written in 1903 in New York; basically the novel was rewritten and rewritten in Europe.
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