Contemplations 1

Op. 40

CONTEMPLATIONS 1

Abstract Poems

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CONTENTS

1. Introduction

1. Abs. Poems 1–130

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INTRODUCTION

These abstract poems, which I like to call 'superpoems', aren't intended to be read but ... contemplated. They are not concerned with the expression of a literary sentiment, ideal, or opinion, but with the creation of a poetic impression. Thus they are purely abstract and intimate, no matter how simply or humbly, of a divine prospect, a truly free-electron order. For ordered they assuredly are, and this is what elevates them above the merely anarchic status of an expressionistic abstraction.

If words are equivalent to electrons in terms of a literary atomicity, then the absence of grammatical arrangements testifies to a freedom from neutron constraint and/or domination, since grammar must necessarily reflect a neutron bias to the extent that it is concerned with expression, and never more so than with the expression of thoughts, in contrast with the rather more proton-based expression, through words, of emotions.

It is not enough, however, that words should be set free from grammar, and hence an atomic compromise with intellectual and even emotional expression; for this is merely anarchic and testifies to an anti-intellectual degeneration. On the contrary, they should be regrouped into abstract patterns, reflecting a New Order in poetry, and thereby be elevated above anti-intellectualism to a pro-transcendental status commensurate with a Social Transcendentalist bias. Then they will reflect a truly free-electron binding in a higher order - one intimating, through abstract impression, of the Holy Spirit. Freedom is inseparable from chaos or, as its apologists prefer to put it, choice, and better than the freedom from intellect and/or emotion in everywhichway chaos ... is the binding to spirit in logical patterns. Poetry is not true until it becomes spiritual. It is not spiritual until it is truly pure.

John O'Loughlin, 1985 (Revised 2006-08)

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cot dot pot dot cot

dot pot cot pot dot

pot cot dot cot pot

cot pot cot pot cot

dot cot pot dot dot

pot cot cot pot pot

wink pink pink sink

wink link link sink

pink sink sink pink

link wink wink link

gag rag rag rag hag

gag lag lag lag hag

gag mag mag mag hag

rag gag lag hag mag

race race face face

pace pace lace lace

face face face face

race race race race

lace lace lace lace

pace pace pace pace

lace lace race race

face face pace pace

sip sip sip dip dip dip

dip dip dip sip sip sip

sip dip sip dip sip dip

dip sip dip sip dip sip

sip sip sip dip dip dip

dip dip dip sip sip sip

rest rest best best best best rest rest

test test test test nest nest nest nest

best best rest rest rest rest best best

nest nest nest nest test test test test

test test rest rest rest rest nest nest

test test best best best best nest nest

rest rest rest rest nest nest test test

best best best best nest nest test test

sop sop sop hop hop hop

pop pop pop sop sop sop

hop hop hop pop pop pop

pop pop pop sop sop sop

sop hop sop pop hop pop

hop pop hop sop pop sop

hop sop pop hop pop hop

hive hive live live live live hive hive

hive live hive live live hive live hive

hive hive live live live live hive hive

hive live hive live live hive live hive

live live hive hive hive hive live live

live hive live hive hive live hive live

live live hive hive hive hive live live

live hive live hive hive live hive live

cat bat rat

bat rat cat

rat cat bat

rat bat cat

bat cat rat

cat bat rat

rat rat rat

bat bat bat

cat cat cat

rat bat rat

bat cat bat

cat rat cat

rat cat rat

bat rat bat

cat bat cat

Wilde Synge Joyce Moore Yeats

Synge Joyce Moore Yeats Wilde

Joyce Moore Yeats Wilde Synge

Moore Yeats Wilde Synge Joyce

Yeats Wilde Synge Joyce Moore

Joyce Synge Wilde Yeats Moore

Synge Wilde Yeats Moore Joyce

Joyce Moore Yeats Wilde Synge

Moore Yeats Wilde Synge Joyce

Yeats Wilde Synge Joyce Moore

sap sap sap sap sap sap

sap cot cot cot cot sap

sap cot dig dig cot sap

sap cot cot cot cot sap

sap sap sap sap sap sap

fame fame fame fame fame fame fame fame

fame tame tame tame tame tame tame fame

fame tame dame dame dame dame tame fame

fame tame dame spot spot dame tame fame

fame tame dame dame dame dame tame fame

fame tame tame tame tame tame tame fame

fame fame fame fame fame fame fame fame

log log log log log log

log pin pin pin pin log

log pin hit hit pin log

log pin pin pin pin log

log log log log log log

some some some some some some some some

some part part part part part part some

some part race race race race part some

some part race dart dart race part some

some part race race race race part some

some part part part part part part some

some some some some some some some some

pig pig pig rig rig rig

pig bed bed led led rig

pig bed hot dot led rig

rig led dot hot bed pig

rig led led bed bed pig

rig rig rig pig pig pig

mash dash dash dash dash dash dash dash

mash dash mash mash mash mash mash mash

mash dash bone tone tone tone dash mash

mash dash bone tone bone bone dash mash

mash dash bone tone tone bone dash mash

mash dash tone tone tone bone dash mash

mash mash mash mash mash mash dash mash

dash dash dash dash dash dash dash mash

fast fast fast fast past past past past

fast fast some some come come past past

past past come come some some fast fast

past past past past fast fast fast fast

prick prick stick stick stick

prick grave brave brave stick

prick grave stick brave stick

stick brave prick grave prick

stick brave grave grave prick

stick prick prick prick prick

trash crash flash trash crash

trash crash slash trash crash

crash trash flash crash trash

crash trash slash crash trash

plate plate plate slate slate

plate plate slate slate slate

plate plate plate slate slate

plate plate slate slate slate

plate plate plate slate slate

plate slate hoist plate slate

slate plate hoist slate plate

slate slate slate plate plate

slate slate plate plate plate

slate slate slate plate plate

slate slate plate plate plate

slate slate slate plate plate

crack crack truth slack slack

crack truth great youth slack

crack truth slate youth slack

slack truth slate youth crack

slack youth great truth crack

crack youth slate truth slack

crack youth slate youth slack

crack truth great youth slack

slack truth great youth crack

slack truth slate youth crack

slack slack youth crack crack

pound give not live ounce

ounce give dot live pound

pound live not give ounce

ounce live dot give pound

pain pain pain pain

want pain pain want

pain want want pain

want want want want

pain want want pain

want pain pain want

want want want want

pain want want pain

want pain pain want

pain pain pain pain

safe part part safe

part part part part

part safe safe part

safe safe safe safe

part safe part safe

safe part safe part

safe part part safe

part safe safe part

food food food food

food take take food

food food food food

food call call food

food food food food

food take take food

food food food food

gust top bland hop lust

gust hop bland top lust

gust hop grand top lust

lust top bland hop gust

lust hop bland top gust

lust hop grand top gust

tall pill will fill

fill will pill tall

tall pill will fill

fill will pill tall

game lock lock name

name lock lock game

game lock lock name

name game name game

game name game name

name lock lock game

game rock rock name

name game name game

game name game name

name rock rock game

game rock rock name

name rock rock game

pose to in nose

pose do on nose

nose to in pose

nose do on pose

pose in to nose

pose on do nose

nose in to pose

nose on do pose

lift at too of pool

lift at yes of pool

lift of yes at pool

pool at too of lift

pool of too at lift

pool of yes at lift

move move move move

move wind wind move

move move move move

move wind wind move

dove wind wind dove

dove dove dove dove

dove wind wind dove

dove dove dove dove

cost cost west west

cost fade made west

cost cost west west

west west cost cost

west made fade cost

west west cost cost

dock rock dock rock

rock dock rock dock

dock late late rock

rock late late dock

dock mate mate rock

rock mate mate dock

dock rock dock rock

rock dock rock dock

tip tip tip rod rod rod

rod rod rod tip tip tip

tip tip tip rod rod rod

sit sit sit lad lad lad

fad fad fad pit pit pit

pit pit pit fad fad fad

lad lad lad sit sit sit

lick lick sick sick

lick rule rule sick

sick sick lick lick

sick tool tool lick

sick sick lick lick

lick rule rule sick

sick sick lick lick

note note pick pick

pick pick note note

pond pond daze daze

daze daze pond pond

pond pond daze daze

daze daze pond pond

bust bust hope hope

bust bust bust bust

hope hope hope hope

bust bust bust bust

hope hope bust bust

tin tin tin sin sin sin

tin sin sin tin tin tin

sin sin sin tin tin tin

pin pin pin fin fin fin

fin fin fin pin pin pin

red red red bed bed bed

red pot red bed tot bed

red red red bed bed bed

bed bed bed red red red

red red red bed bed bed

red pot red bed tot bed

red red red bed bed bed

wet wet wet get get get

wet did wet get hid get

wet wet wet get get get

get get get wet wet wet

wet wet wet get get get

get get get wet wet wet

get hid get wet did wet

get get get wet wet wet

dish dish face face

dish face

dish dish face face

dish lock lock face

face lock lock dish

face face dish dish

face dish

face face dish dish

sand hand sand hand

sand hand

sand sand hand hand

hand hand sand sand

hand sand

hand sand hand sand

bend bend card card

card card bend bend

bend bend card card

bend time time card

card card bend bend

card lime lime bend

bog bog bog bog bog bog

day day fit fit day day

day day day day day day

day day fit fit day day

bog bog bog bog bog bog

man man man pat pat pat

pat yes pat man yes man

pat pat man man

pat yes pat man yes man

man man man pat pat pat

fish fish fish fish wish wish wish wish

fish fish wish wish

fish fish fish fish wish wish wish wish

fish boat boat wish fish wish

fish wish fish boat boat wish

fish fish fish fish wish wish wish wish

fish fish wish fish

fish fish fish fish wish wish wish wish

sack sack sack sack hack hack hack hack

sack tone sack hack tone hack

sack sack sack sack hack hack hack hack

sack tone sack hack tone hack

pack pack pack pack pack pack pack pack

pack tone pack pack tone pack

pack pack pack pack pack pack pack pack

pack pack pack pack

hack hack sack sack

hack hack hack hack sack sack sack sack

hack tone hack tone tone sack tone sack

hack hack hack hack sack sack sack sack

parch parch bleat bleat

parch parch crack bleat bleat

parch parch bleat bleat

bleat bleat crack parch parch

parch parch bleat bleat

parch parch crack bleat bleat

parch parch bleat bleat

fig fig pay pay pay yes

yes pay yes yes yes fig fig yes

yes pay fig fig fig pay fig fig

yes pay yes pay pay pay pay fig

pay fig yes yes pay pay pay fig

pay fig fig fig yes yes yes pay

fig fig fig yes yes yes

it it to to if if it it

if to to if if it it to

if it it it to to to to

to it if it it if to if

to if if to to if if if

it if to to it it if it

it if if to to it it it

no no at at on on us us

us at at on on us us no

us no on on us us no no

on no at us us no no at

on us at no no no at at

at us us on on at at on

at no no us us on on on

all dip dip dip for for for you

all all you all all all dip you

all all you dip dip dip dip you

you all you for for for dip all

you you you you for for for all

you for for for dip dip dip all

pay pay pay and and and can

can pay and and and can can

can pay can can can can pay

and and and pay pay pay pay

can can can and and and pay

us us we we us us we we

we we we us us we we us

we us us us we we us us

us us we we we us us we

us we we us us us we we

we we us us we we we us

we us us we we us us us

prize prize prize

prize youth prize

truth prize truth

truth truth truth

youth youth youth

youth prize youth

prize truth prize

prize prize prize

fed fed fed

fed how fed

fed cow fed

red now red

red red red

red now red

bed cow bed

bed how bed

bed bed bed

graft graft spice grunt grunt

graft grunt grunt

graft graft grunt

graft grunt grunt

grunt graft graft

grunt grunt graft

grunt graft graft

grunt grunt spice graft graft

bay say day day say bay

say fat say say fat say

day say bay bay say day

host host past past host host

past past host host past past

host host past past host host

well bell fell hell hell fell bell well

bell well note note well bell

bell fell hell well well hell fell bell

fell well note note well fell

hell fell bell well well bell fell hell

net net net vet vet vet

net net vet vet

vet vet net net

vet vet vet net net net

pet fog fog wet

pet pet pet wet wet wet

wet pet wet wet

wet wet wet pet pet pet

left left left left cock cock cock cock

left cock cock left cock left left cock

cock cock cock cock left left left left

left cock cock left cock left left cock

left left left left cock cock cock cock

mince mince mince mince mince

mince flake mince flake mince

mince flake flake mince

flake mince mince flake

flake mince flake mince flake

flake flake flake flake flake

place place place place place

place broke broke place

place place place place place

place broke broke broke place

place place place place place

sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp

sharp broke broke broke sharp

sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp

sharp broke broke sharp

sharp sharp sharp sharp sharp

turn burn turn burn

burn turn burn turn

turn cold cold burn

burn burn turn turn

hot not hot not hot not

not hot not hot not hot

hot not hot not hot not

not hot not hot not hot

hot not hot not hot not

not fix fix fix fix hot

hot fix fix fix fix not

not fix fix fix fix hot

hot fix fix fix fix not

not hot not hot not hot

hot not hot not hot not

not hot not hot not hot

on on by by as as in in

in by by as as in in on

in on as as in in on on

as on by in in on on by

as in by on on on by by

by in as as by by by as

by on on in in as as as

cot cot cot pad pad pad dim dim dim

dim pad pad pad dim dim dim cot cot

dim cot pad dim dim dim cot cot cot

pad cot pad cot cot cot cot pad pad

pad dim dim dim pad pad pad pad pad

pad cot cot cot dim dim dim pad pad

bell bell bell bell bark bark bark bark

cash cash cash bell bell bell bell park

cash cash bark bark bark bark bark park

cash cash park park park park bark park

cash park park park park bark bark park

bell bell bell bell cash cash cash cash

to to at at it it of

of it it of of to of

of at to to at to to

it at of it at at to

it to of it it at at

at to of of it it at

at to to of of it it

at at to to of of it

his his his wet wet wet cap

cap wet cap cap cap his cap

cap wet his his his his cap

cap wet cap wet wet his his

wet his cap wet wet wet his

wet his cap cap cap wet wet

his his his cap cap cap wet

sold warm warm warm warm sold

sold date warm warm warm sold

sold date date pink warm sold

sold date date pink sold sold

warm date date pink sold pink

warm pink date pink sold pink

warm pink pink pink sold pink

warm date date date date pink

cape bass

base cape

base tape tape cape

base cape

tape base

large large

large

large large

large

barge barge

barge

barge barge

barge

large large

large

large large

barge

barge barge

barge

barge barge

truth

truth truth

truth

truth truth

truth

proof proof

proof

proof proof

proof

truth truth

truth

truth truth

proof

proof proof

proof

proof proof

quick quick

quick

house

house house

house

slick slick

slick

louse louse

louse

brake

brake brake

brake

shine shine

shine

shine shine

shine

brake

brake brake

flash flash

flash

mouth

mouth mouth

brash brash

brash

south

south south

graze graze

graze

plank plank

plank

plank plank

graze

graze graze

crack crack

crack grope

grope grope

grand grand

wreck wreck

wreck grope

wreck wreck

plate plate

grope plate

gross grope

gross gross

spurt spurt

spurt

spurt spurt

grace grace

grace

grace grace

spade

spade spade

spade

laugh laugh

laugh

laugh laugh

break break

break

break break

speed speed

spark speed

spark

sport sport

sport spark

spark

spoke spoke

spark spoke

spoke spoke

spoke

spell spark

spell spell

spell

spark spark

space space

flame flame

flame

drape drape

drape

blame

blame blame

shape

shape shape

phone

phone phone

phone

phone phone

slave

slave slave

grave

grave grave

brave brave

brave

brave brave

crave crave

crave

stave stave

stave

safe bolt

more safe

safe more

more safe

rock more

more rock

rock bolt

bolt rock

sneeze sneeze

sneeze

stitch stitch

stitch

please please

please

twitch twitch

twitch

god god god

god god

god god god

god

dog dog dog

dog dog

dog dog dog

dog

pit pit pit

pit pit

pit pit pit

pit

tip tip tip

tip tip

tip tip tip

tip

tap tap

tap tap tap

tap

dam dam dam

mad mad mad

pat

pat pat pat

pat pat

pip pip pip

pip pip

pip pip pip

rod rod rod

rod rod

rod rod rod

sod sod sod

sod sod

sod sod sod

hip hip hip

hip hip

hip hip hip

bat bat bat

bat

bat bat

bat bat bat

hop hop hop

hop

hop hop

hop hop hop

hat hat hat

hat

hat hat

hat hat hat

bop bop bop

bop

bop bop

bop bop bop

fig fig fig

fig fig

fig

fig fig

fig fig fig

rig rig rig

rig rig

rig

rig rig

rig rig rig

box box box

box box

box

box box

box box box

pox pox pox

pox pox

pox

pox pox

pox pox pox

let let let

let let

let let let

let let

let let let

pin pin pin

pin pin

pin pin pin

pin pin

pin pin pin

let let let

let let

let let let

let let

let let let

wind wind wind wind

wind wind

cast cast

cast cast cast cast

love love pink pink pink pink love love

pink pink love love love love pink pink

pink pink

love love

pink pink

love love

pink love

love pink

pink love

love pink

bang bang bang bang

bang bang

bang bang bang bang

camp camp camp camp

camp camp

camp camp camp camp

hang hang hang hang

hang hang

hang hang hang hang

ramp ramp ramp ramp

ramp ramp

ramp ramp ramp ramp

limp limp limp limp

limp limp

limp limp limp limp

gust gust gust gust

must must must must

must must

must must must must

wimp wimp wimp wimp

wimp wimp

wimp wimp wimp wimp

cost cost cost cost

hope hope

cost cost cost cost

hope hope hope hope

cost cost

hope hope hope hope

dope dope dope dope

post post

dope dope dope dope

post post post post

dope dope

post post post post

100

mock deal deal mock

mock mock

deal deal

deal mock mock deal

deal deal

mock mock

mock mock mock mock

deal deal deal deal

mock mock

deal deal

deal mock mock deal

deal deal

mock mock

mock deal mock deal

deal mock deal mock

101

ditch ditch ditch

ditch ditch

ditch ditch ditch

stamp stamp stamp

stamp stamp

stamp stamp stamp

hitch hitch hitch

hitch hitch

hitch hitch hitch

cramp cramp cramp

cramp cramp

cramp cramp cramp

102

grape grape grape

grape

grape grape grape

grape grape

black black

black black black

black

black black black

103

flake flake flake

flake flake

flake

flake flake

flake flake flake

space space space

space space

space

space space space

flake flake flake

flake

flake flake

flake

flake flake flake

space space space

space

space space

space

space space space

104

grant grant grant

grant grant

grant grant grant

plant plant

plant plant plant

plant plant

plant plant plant

grant grant

grant grant grant

grant grant

grant grant grant

plant plant plant

plant plant

plant plant plant

105

crest stark stark stark crest

stark crest crest crest stark

crest stark stark stark crest

stark stark

crest stark crest stark crest

crest crest

stark crest stark crest stark

crest crest

stark crest crest crest stark

crest stark stark stark crest

stark crest crest crest stark

106

soft soft soft soft

soft soft

loft loft loft loft

loft loft

slam slam slam slam

slam slam

sham sham sham sham

sham sham

107

tire tire

fire fire

wire wire

dire dire

tire tire

fire fire

wire wire

dire dire

108

sleep sleep

sleep sleep sleep

sleep

creep

creep creep creep

creep creep

sleep

sleep sleep sleep

sleep sleep

creep

creep creep creep

creep creep

109

throb throb

throb

throb throb throb

throb

throb throb

graft graft graft

graft

graft graft

graft graft graft

graft

graft graft

110

let let let let let let

let let let

wet wet wet

wet wet wet wet wet wet

bet bet bet

bet bet bet bet bet bet

get get get

get get get get get get

set set set

set set set set set set

vet vet vet

vet vet vet vet vet vet

pet pet pet

pet pet pet pet pet pet

111

lock lock

fish fish

fish fish fish fish

lock lock

fish fish

pock pock fish fish

pock pock

dish dish

dish dish pock pock

pock pock

dish dish

lock lock

pock pock

fish fish

dish dish

112

sing sing

sing

wing

wing wing

ping

ping ping

ding

ding ding

sing wing

ping

ding

ping

sing sing

113

pig pig pig

pig

rig

rig rig rig

sop

sop sop sop

mop

mop mop mop

114

ban

can can can

fan fan fan

man

115

in in

on on

in in

on on

in in

on on

116

grace grace grace

grace grace

grace

grand

grand grand

grand grand grand

stand

stand stand

stand stand stand

place

place place

place place place

117

top top top

top

top top

pop pop

pop

pop pop pop

118

fight fight fight

fight

fight fight

light light

light

light light light

blink blink

blink

blink blink blink

think think

think

think think think

119

stop stop stop stop

stop stop

stop stop stop stop

save save save save

save save

save save save save

120

call call call

call

call call

call

call call

call call call

fall fall fall

fall

fall fall

fall fall fall

call call call

call

call call

fall

fall fall

fall fall fall

121

wax wax wax wax wax wax wax

wax wax wax wax wax wax wax wax wax

lax lax lax wax wax wax lax lax lax

lax lax lax wax wax lax lax lax

sax sax sax wax wax sax sax sax

sax sax sax wax wax wax sax sax sax

wax wax wax wax wax wax wax wax wax

wax wax wax wax wax wax wax

122

star star star star star star

star star star star spar spar spar spar

spar spar spar spar star star star star

spar spar spar spar spar spar spar spar

blot blot blot blot blot blot blot blot

boot boot boot blot blot blot

blot blot blot blot boot boot boot boot

boot boot boot boot boot boot boot boot

star star star star star star star star

spar spar spar spar star star star star

star star star star spar spar spar spar

spar spar spar spar spar spar

123

craft craft craft

craft craft craft craft

craft craft craft craft craft

craft craft

craft craft craft

coast coast coast coast coast

coast coast coast coast

coast coast coast

coast coast

124

paint paint paint paint paint

paint paint paint

paint paint

paint

paint paint

paint paint paint

paint paint paint paint paint

paint paint

paint paint paint

paint paint paint paint paint

paint paint

paint paint paint

125

door door door door

door door

126

cap cap cap cap cap cap

cap cap cap cap

cap cap

cap cap cap cap

cap cap cap cap cap cap

cap cap cap cap

cap cap

cap cap cap cap

cap cap cap cap cap cap

127

as as as as

as as

as as as as

as as

128

soap soap soap soap

soap soap

soap soap soap soap

soap soap

soap soap soap soap

129

pan pan pan

pan pan

pan

pan pan

pan pan pan

130

grade grade grade grade grade

grade grade grade

grade grade grade grade

grade grade grade

grade grade

grade grade grade

grade grade grade grade grade

LONDON 1985 (Revised 2012)

Contemplations 1