(Excerpt from MESHA #003)
   By August Highland


dear muse your verse please construct for me

lie still
The Marechale
lie still
that her tummy was
The Marechale
do I touch her like
do I touch her like
that her tummy was
commonest of us do
little 'Big
commonest of us do
Marianne was off to
little 'Big
One request that I
One request that I
Marianne was off to
error of personal
stream and finally
error of personal
and pulls me flush
stream and finally
long gone from us
long gone from us
and pulls me flush
listened to my
near as Phil could
listened to my
her around
near as Phil could
sea still
sea still
her around
slumped into
rejoined the man
slumped into
sometimes look for a
rejoined the man
if there be any
if there be any
sometimes look for a
until now. He had to
tightly around the
until now. He had to
small one being
tightly around the
and turned again so
and turned again so
small one being
The day is now gone
little town
The day is now gone
to the clouds.
little town
occupied but
occupied but
to the clouds.
the poet is right
attractive to his
the poet is right
She in
attractive to his
incredible knowledge
incredible knowledge
She in
back a sullen grey
for? some one from
back a sullen grey
the tip of a pen and
for? some one from
Van Ness lived alone
Van Ness lived alone
the tip of a pen and
towards the kitchen
dream of trying to
towards the kitchen
knew was coming. I
dream of trying to
Where is she now?
Where is she now?
knew was coming. I
chicken-hearted
were more nearly
chicken-hearted
through the door
were more nearly
Wheaton was a
Wheaton was a
through the door
my letter that it
colonel now? He can
my letter that it
however and while
colonel now? He can
as a thing in pain
as a thing in pain
however and while
We have seen no one
contents. Madame de
We have seen no one
not be very likely
contents. Madame de
nevertheless led to
nevertheless led to
not be very likely
them and to take
uncle domains.
them and to take
haven't gave the
uncle domains.
valuable papers.
valuable papers.
haven't gave the
will not find it
She lazily but
will not find it
was begun it seemed
She lazily but
of you.
of you.
was begun it seemed

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"This excerpt is from a large-scale poem that is 1,000 pages in length.
"Mesha" is the title of the series from which this excerpt was taken. There
are 600 volumes in this series. This series is one of 15 series from a
project called "Go Ego Go" (www.go-ego-go.com). The genre of this poetry is
called "Next-Gen Nanopoetics." It uses the device of sequenced, abbreviated
phrases to perform the rhythmic function of traditional rhyme and meter.

I had a classical training and this is why I use the supplication "dear
muse" at the beginning of these works. I have modified the supplication by
using the word "construct" to convey that I am using new constructs in the
formulation of my verse and that I perceive the muse as performing a new
function in contemporary poetry. Her new function involves the role of
technology in the production of literary work. "Next-Gen Nanopoetics" is one
of several genres Ii have formulated, and, if you are interested, you can
read more work of mine by visiting "Culture Animal", at
www.cultureanimal.com."

--August Highland
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