RTA is the hospital abbreviation for Road Traffic Accident. It seems to me
that we sometimes use abbreviations and euphemisms to distance ourselves
from truth. RTA is one of them as is DOA or dead on arrival. I was exploring
the bit in between which is where humanity is, I suppose. I'm glad you
appreciate the experimentational aspects of it. I wondered if it didn't make
it feel a bit lumpy and list-like. That might be a good texture for the
subject but I am not quite sure yet.Regards Arthur.
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Bell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 8:59 AM
Subject: Re: new Sub: R.T.A.
Love the experimentation here Arthur. Makes me think of the saying, blood's
thicker than water. I don't know what RTA means. I faint at the sight of
blood so probably didn't want to know.
bw
James
>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: R.T.A.
>Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 15:16:36 +0100
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>R.T.A.
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>bloom of blood 's thick glitter
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>grazed and stubbled jaw dark clotting beads
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>fringed lids flutter descending pallor
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>unthreaded belt yawns incoherent limbs
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>failing chain of breath shadows from a spring sun
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>a shoe in broken daffodils
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>D.O.A.
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bw
James
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