That rather reminds me of a statement attributed to the second Mrs Thomas
Hardy, something on the lines of 'that he was never happier than when he had
just written one of those miserable feeling poems'.
Best
Dave
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Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 2:23 PM
Subject: Re: Saba's female animals
In a message dated 2/24/02 1:16:15 GMT Standard Time,
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> So the
> 'dissolving images' attempt to mirror the breakdown of the world that was
> about to happen.
>
> Glad it cheered up your Saturday!
>
>
sounds a bit odd to say it cheered me up doesnt it? But it did because it
is
a well-made interesting poem with a plaintive grief in language that echoes
and resonates
Liz
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