Just when I think there's no more stones to be turned, you find one and turn
it over!  A poem about the secret lives of weasels! But then it's not only
about weasels, is it?  <G>

I can see him now...Great descriptions that are more gracious in their
multi-dimensional scope than the weasel deserves, methinks!  <G>

Lest I offend any animal rights activists, though (hehe), let me just say
that it's a breath of fresh air to read about weasels instead of dogs or
pigs.

A few intext comments follow.

Terrie


> Hi folks,
>
> Here's a new one for c&c:
>
> ~*~
>
> Smithsonian Weasel
> (Phrases from an article by Richard Conniff, Smithsonian; 2/97)
>
>
>      You can call him hungry
> always on the lookout
> overlooking The Singing Way--->since I haven't read the article, I'm not
sure what "The Singing Way" is
>
>      The secret lives of weasels
> like small bolts of brown lightning---love this line
> the metabolism of a hip-hop dancer
> on a caffeine bender
> from our popular culture--->from?  where is this place that caffeine
benders take him?  Outside the purviews of society?  In the margins?
Subculture?
> Too quick for most people
>
>      White in winter known as ermine--->great descriptions, these
> smarmy tassel-shoe traits
> blessed with lithe bodies
> flat skulls elongated necks
> a mouse like a spear
> aware of the underworld
> beneath their feet
> grass spangled with dew
>
>      Both manic and systematic
> demented and thorough
> The reputed Dance Of Death---> is this "the" dance of death or some
reference to a text, etc.?
> A lunatic suddenly sane
> latching onto victims
> unto death and beyond
>
>      Dissections of weasels--->incredibly disgusting!  <G>  Now, how to
interpret this...
> commonly reveal masses
> of bright red worms
> packed into tiny cavities
> within the bone behind the eyes
>
>      Failing on the perilous edge
> of right-sizing
> straight to something juicy
> like delayed implantation
> A phenomenon of suspended animation
> often bearing gifts of food--->inside the pub?  Such as?
> to elicit sexual favors
>
>      Driving past a menagerie of pubs
> The Hungry Horse
> The Dandy Cock
> The Beehive--->we have one of these...
> on the back of the weasel
> Godsend to the countryside
>
>      The Waltzing Weasel--->nice alliteration, but I don't get the feeling
that this weasel waltzes
> Something enormously satisfactory
> to have a drink with.
>
> ~*~
>
> Cheerwell, Mary :O)
>
>
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> Maryann Hazen-Stearns
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