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Stone and Shadow

The poem describes a repeating cycle where each item dreams of the next item in line, starting with the Lion dreaming of the Rose and ending with Man dreaming of the stone, forming a circular chain.

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Stone and Shadow

The poem describes a repeating cycle where each item dreams of the next item in line, starting with the Lion dreaming of the Rose and ending with Man dreaming of the stone, forming a circular chain.

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An Investigation of the Stone and the Shadow a poem by Giorgio Agamben The Lion dreams and dreams the

Rose. The Rose dreams and dreams the King. The King dreams and dreams the law. The law dreams and dreams grace. Grace dreams and dreams the circle. The circle dreams and dreams the line. The line dreams and dreams pain. Pain dreams and dreams the scale. The scale dreams and dreams the shadow. The shadow dreams and dreams Gold. Gold dreams and dreams the stone. The stone dreams and dreams the serpent. The serpent dreams and dreams poison. Poison dreams and dreams death. Death dreams

and dreams destiny. Destiny dreams and dreams life. Life dreams and dreams the mask. The mask dreams and dreams god. God dreams and dreams the word. The word dreams and dreams the Rose. The Rose dreams and dreams man. Man dreams and dreams the stone. [First published forty years ago in the journal Nuovi Argomenti (11), JulySeptember 1968.]

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