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HAVINGACOKEWITHYOU

isevenmorefunthangoingtoSanSebastian,Irn,Hendaye,Biarritz,Bayonne
orbeingsicktomystomachontheTraveseradeGraciainBarcelona
partlybecauseinyourorangeshirtyoulooklikeabetterhappierSt.Sebastian
partlybecauseofmyloveforyou,partlybecauseofyourloveforyoghurt
partlybecauseofthefluorescentorangetulipsaroundthebirches
partlybecauseofthesecrecyoursmilestakeonbeforepeopleandstatuary
itishardtobelievewhenI'mwithyouthattherecanbeanythingasstill
assolemnasunpleasantlydefinitiveasstatuarywhenrightinfrontofit
inthewarmNewYork4o'clocklightwearedriftingbackandforth
betweeneachotherlikeatreebreathingthroughitsspectacles
andtheportraitshowseemstohavenofacesinitatall,justpaint
yousuddenlywonderwhyintheworldanyoneeverdidthem
Ilook
atyouandIwouldratherlookatyouthanalltheportraitsintheworld
exceptpossiblyforthePolishRideroccasionallyandanywayit'sintheFrick
whichthankheavensyouhaven'tgonetoyetsowecangotogetherthefirsttime
andthefactthatyoumovesobeautifullymoreorlesstakescareofFuturism
justasathomeIneverthinkoftheNudeDescendingaStaircaseor
atarehearsalasingledrawingofLeonardoorMichelangelothatusedtowowme
andwhatgooddoesalltheresearchoftheImpressionistsdothem
whentheynevergottherightpersontostandnearthetreewhenthesunsank
orforthatmatterMarinoMariniwhenhedidn'tpicktheriderascarefully
asthehorse
itseemstheywereallcheatedofsomemarvelousexperience
whichisnotgoingtogowastedonmewhichiswhyIamtellingyouaboutit
FrankO'Hara

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