Chance Operations

I'm taking part in another Print Exchange organised by Red Circle Press called Chance Operations & I have yet to begin a plate... I thought I'd begin by googling the term.

This appears to be the general consensus:
Chance Operations are methods of generating poetry independent of the author’s will. A chance operation can be almost anything from throwing darts and rolling dice, to the ancient Chinese divination method, I-Ching, and even sophisticated computer programs. Most poems created by chance operations use some original text as their source, be it the newspaper, an encyclopedia, or a famous work of literature. The purpose of such a practice is to play against the poet's intentions and ego, while creating unusual syntax and images. The resulting poems allow the reader to take part in producing meaning from the work.

It was first considered by John Cage (composer) & Merce Cunningham (dance choreographer) in the fifties, so that's given me something to mull over.

And so I thought I'd google Simple Pleasures... and succinctly put, they can be seen as a holistic approach to your humdrum life in the form of small things that bring a little bit of happiness throughout your day. Now that's a Chance Operation!