Yeah, Robin, yeah. This is not a poem, but it plays about with syllables
like one, seems a timely thought -
JN
'A government minister said strenuous efforts were made to remind the
elderly to keep warm but in Britain the winter always seems to take us by
suprise'
If the figure of two and
and a half thousand
can be taken as correct
then division by
seven gives five hundred a
day - day as in this
one-one-one-one-one-one-one
I am thinking up Ellie
without account
she is eighty-two, or one
or thereabouts
forget my head I would
if I could dears
she says to the cat that
died late last week
Ellie think Ellie don't the bills
strenuous efforts
the minister said as surprise
takes Ellie no Ellie
cold Ellie it costs too much
she thinks and the voice
on the phone that sounds just like
Kathleen Ferrier's granddaughter
says press button one press
Ellie remembers May
who went with the American up the lane
naughty May she giggles
we were poor then too when the bombs
and Tom would have known
Tom would have said
No Ellie don't go
to sleep she wants to fold
inside it warm it will be
in Britain the winter always
takes us by suprise so said the minister
as Kathleen Ferrier
resounded to heaven in Britain
there is a well-funded poetry
scene- su-heen- seen
Ellie have you
seen who?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robin Hamilton" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2003 7:58 AM
Subject: Xmas Slipshot
> It's Christmas day at the workshop --
>
> we opened a can of God.
>
> R.
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