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The Markoff book's title comes from a 1967 Richard Brautigan poem from his free chapbook of the same title. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Brautigan
by drallison 11y ago
The Markoff book's title comes from a 1967 Richard Brautigan poem from his free chapbook of the same title. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Brautigan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Brautigan.
"All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace"
I like to think (and
the sooner the better!)
of a cybernetic meadow
where mammals and computers
live together in mutually
programming harmony
like pure water
touching clear sky.
I like to think
(right now please!)
of a cybernetic forest
filled with pines and electronics
deer stroll peacefully
past computers
if they were flowers
with spinning blossoms.
I like to think
(it has to be!)
of a cybernetic ecology
where we are free of our labors
and joined back to nature,
returned to our mammal
brothers and sisters,
and all watched over
by machines of loving grace.