[MD] Tossing Coins or The Dervish's Deed

[MarshaV]

What about beauty?   


On Aug 25, 2010, at 2:22 AM, MarshaV wrote:

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> And what about love?     
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> On Aug 24, 2010, at 10:29 PM, Case wrote:
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>> You might consider reading it aloud.
>> - Case
>> 
>> Tossing a coin before the Rose Bowl 
>> Is a communal prayer to Eris.
>> 
>> The spinning coin../\/\/.o0o.o0o.o0o.
>> That``` 
>>  That--- 
>>     That___
>> Deterministic'''
>>   Dynamic;;;
>>     Dervish,,, 
>>        Dancing::: 
>>           For the... Goddess of Strife.
>> 
>> 
>> Watch! 
>> You might See 
>> A sphere of edges; 
>> The concentric radii of milling
>> Mirrored glimmers of 
>> Stadium light... 
>> Reflected colored jerseys...
>> Mascots and totems...
>> A shimmering skin of photons
>> The texture of all likelihoods
>> Rolled into a ball.
>> 
>> In spin
>> Head and tail 
>> Become One. 
>> Mullet?
>> 
>> When Eris has had her way with him 
>> The Dervish lies spent. 
>> Between the wrist and palm of the 
>> Field's highest moral authority.
>> 
>> The call to Eris is made; 
>> A question asked by the Assembled; 
>> Pledged to her will.
>> Every fan calls to her in a different way.
>> 
>> Lokiiii 
>> Lilithhhh 
>>   Lady Luckckckck
>>     Anansiiii 
>>       Buddhaaaa 
>>         Motherrrrr 
>>                     Puck
>> 
>> In this ecumenical moment, 
>> All prayers are answered.
>> There's consensual satisfaction.
>> 
>> The deed of the Dervish 
>> Is a ritual deed.
>> His spinning for a communal need.
>> To grant a boon 
>> To steal a choice
>> We must speak 
>> With a Common Voice
>> So the Dervish prays of Eris 
>> That she take her leave
>> And all the Strife and Discord 
>> Hidden up her sleeve.
>> 
>> The umpire gestures the will of Eris.
>> A Stadium of supplicants 
>> Shout praises to 
>> She who fixes Fate.
>> 
>> The ump pockets the dervish;
>> A piece of loose change
>> Clinking, "Wow, what a ride!"
>> 
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