Rejection of the Image

I guess in some poetry imagery as an argument is an impossible task to complete. In Rodney Jones "Hubris at Zunzal" there comes a point where the writer gives up on the description of an image and just writes the subject plain and simple. Although the exact point is not as lucid as other poems, the point of rejection is still there. "No image like the image of language" could be the line, for instance. Because following that, the author uses phrases like " Then a shout from the beach" and "then the act of reaching down". These phrases exert the idea that there is no way to put an image to what he wants to say. He can't describe what a voice looks like or how to compare the act of reaching down. He can tell it just how it is, plain and simple, without a hidden meaning. What else can come from " then the act of reaching down"? The meaning behind certain subjects cannot be told, or so the writer here displays. There may be difficulty in describing an argument, but I believe it can be done. Sometimes , though, it is best to just write things in a way not so complex. The best way to write is to just write, letting the flow decide if the words to form an image will or will not come.