Hi Christina, I love the way you bounce off subliminal references. eg the
"all that" of "all that glisters...". Another powerhouse of a poem. Philip
>From: Christina Fletcher <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Pennine Poetry Works <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: New sub: Horoscope
>Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 13:04:51 EST
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> This is the year of the long-trousered bully boys
> who stalk the streets they say are straight.
> All that shines is broken glass.
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> Forget Majeed, the soft smell
> of his child on your lap holding the rail
> till you reach the Mosque.
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> He is alive, his house
> still standing. He is upright
> in a marked grave.
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> One thing: fools cross
> when the lights are red.
> You will be with or against them.
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