Thanks Christina, I'll wear your comments with pride, and tilted at a jaunty
little angle I think. Philipus
>From: Christina Fletcher <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Pennine Poetry Works <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: NEW MEMBER SUBMISSION
>Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2002 07:22:59 EDT
>
>Lovely poem, Phil and full of memorable images and sounds. I love
>'La-di-dah' and 'Baroness Muck' - the whole poem really.
>bw
>christina
>
> > THE PASSING ON OF HATS
> >
> > You had this thing for millinery
> > or, rather, didn't. Didn't care
> > what lidded you. If it were columnar
> > your high object was achieved.
> > Or if it were a scarlet flare
> > with corky grapes. Or feather starred
> > fox jaws. Or bandolee'd in finery.
> > You simply sent your best pin
> > wrestling the mirror. "La-di-dah"
> > you'd say, "Baroness Muck," then
> > sail off to town, in that ladyship way
> > to net another specimen.
> >
> > I rummage in the attic. Can't say
> > where they all have gone.
> >
>
>
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