I've got to say it... this lays bare the work of an artist. A very oblique
piece and the better for the angled view. Why do I see the nude as female
when gender is not mentioned? Must be my wishful mind.
bw
James
>From: Christina Fletcher <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Pennine Poetry Works <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Sub: Large Nude Walking
>Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2002 11:06:50 EST
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> Large Nude Walking
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> When I remember, I want to work as you did -
> long days, until the light's gone. Then slugs of gin
> to quench our silence, to twist an arm
> to pose for one more year, then another;
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> to cover felt-tipped pen marks on flesh
> with plasters to keep them fresh, to measure
> and check and check and check and check again.
> This is the picture in my memory: you,
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> thin fags, damp Rizlas, mumble
> 'A fraction to the left, a fraction more.'
> The scent of turps and farts mingled with linseed
> and stiff, salty coffee. My skin a mass
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> of marked goose pimples. The odd grunt, 'Yes...'
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>christina fletcher
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bw
James
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