on 15/12/01 10:17 am, John Carley at [log in to unmask] wrote:
> Hi friends, here's a few scraps from the master's table.
>
> What awesome range. john e c
>
ENJOYED THESE JOHN. I AM NOT VERY GOOD AT CRITING MINIMAL PIECES BECAUSE
ALTHOUGH ENJOYABLE THEY OFTEN DONT GO FAR ENOUGH TO DISPLAY STRUCTURAL
FAULTS. ANYWAY THESE ARE VERSIONS OF BASHO ETC SO ONE CAN'T QUARREL WITH THE
BASIC CONTENT. THEY ARE GOOD FOR GETTING MOUTHFULS OF WORDS, RATHER LIKE
CANAPES? BW SEVANS [log in to unmask]
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> #1
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> a little grebe disappears
> gone into the year end sea
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> #2
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> why I wonder is this crow
> flying to the year end market
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> #3
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> right then kids let's run about
> quick now in and out the hailstones
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> #4
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> this winter flurry
> even the monkey could do with a coat
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> #5
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> ending up the year back home
> I wept to see my navel stud
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> #6
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> the salted sea-bream's grinning gums
> look so cold at the fish shop
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> #7
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> setting things straight for new year
> a carpenter fixes a shelf
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> all texts Basho: Yachimoto/Carley
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