The nail probably cost less than a penny but one has to remember
overheads( ouch!!!). Regards Arthur.
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From: "Bob Cooper" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 5:34 PM
Subject: Re: New sub: Funeral Rites ( a la David Anthony)
> A canny poem Arthur. Well wrought and fun (to read as it probably was to
> write). A grand goodbye, a right good do... I can hear those things just
by
> seeing the words on the page! But, goodness me, nails were expensive!
> Bob
>
>
> >From: arthur seeley <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: The Pennine Poetry Works <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: New sub: Funeral Rites ( a la David Anthony)
> >Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2002 08:18:22 +0100
> >
> > Funeral Rites.
> >
> >So he was dead and she would do him proud.
> >Insurance money was enough to buy
> >polished pine, brass handles, fine silken shroud
> >and horses with their plumes - a grand good-bye.
> >
> >The undertaker made his notes and smiled.
> >She asked that he employ his subtle arts
> >to glue her husband's wig, that slid and piled
> >behind his head and spoiled the laying out.
> >
> >The funeral went well, it even rained.
> >Everyone declared it "A right good do."
> >Time came for settlement of the bill.
> >The widow paid in full and even deigned
> >offer some extra for the wig- the glue.
> >"No glue. But just a shilling for the nail!"
>
>
>
>
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