A bit lop sidedly I’ll try to sort out
what’s been a somewhat
biased collection
of deviations from
the Norman way doing things:
You know, impregnable
fortifications and really
big cathedrals full of higher arches that
made statements to
the toiling peasants like,
We’re here to stay and
Nobody fucks with us-
but in Norman French,
making everyone think
fuedal thoughts; one in thrall
to the next one up:
a hierarchy of mental
concerns growing in
complexity ,
climbing like
Jack and the beanstalk.
I’d love to know exactly
what Jack and the beans
talked about-
other beans, maybe
the weather, why not?
Perhaps they talked about
rogue beans and asked
are beans impeachable? And, if so,
what about peaches?
For peaches and oranges and apricots
and bananas and yes, beans and
most things that grow
can go bad.