Thanks Arthur and so you should tut and purse your lips. I should be more
careful. My daughter is a teacher and tuts a lot at my spelling and
punctuation. She doesn't give me a smiley face though. Sally J
>From: arthur seeley <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Pennine Poetry Works <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: new sub Music from the stars
>Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 08:51:10 -0000
>
>Sally, a lovely piece. A charming element of fantasy and fancy runs
>through
>the piece. Thanks for a good read.
>(Second strophe second line of=off) Typo of course but the old teacher in
>me
>tuts and purses lips. * smile* Arthur.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Sally James" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 6:20 PM
>Subject: new sub Music from the stars
>
>
> > Music from the stars
> >
> > I heard the melody
> > when a star fell in my bedroom
> > I picked it up and polished the shine
> > put it away for a frosty morning
> > when ice zings on starched windows
> > and snow twirls on a cold wind.
> >
> > I threw that snatch of a raw tune
> > into the air, let it bounce of an old oak
> > slither along a white pond
> > No one knew it was there
> > It was the glisten of a berry
> > that brought it to life
> > The stab of a thorn
> > that made a hole in the air
> > let music flow straight to the heart
> > beat in time like an old drum
> >
> > Rythmn is captured in the long grass
> > in pale blossom on a spring day
> > budding leaves are crotchets on trees
> > I have heard them sing
> > In the fall they become a requiem
> > a melody that lingers in the earth
> > I have seen cold branches
> > search for lost keys with forked fingers
> > catch stars that fall near a haloed moon.
> >
> > Sally James
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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