Glad it wasn't me going potty!
Trish
----- Original Message -----
From: "arthur seeley" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 4:01 PM
Subject: Re: New sub: An Endorsement For Patricia( Trish)
> It is a villanelle, Trish, I have already apologised to James. Dust old
> filing cabinet I call my memory is to blame, but I do get there in the
end.
> Arthur.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Trish Harewood" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 3:34 PM
> Subject: Re: New sub: An Endorsement For Patricia
>
>
> > I used to think this form was called the villanelle until I met you lot!
I
> > can see it's becoming popular. Not without just cause. It looks tricky!
> > Trish
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "arthur seeley" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 10:34 AM
> > Subject: Re: New sub: An Endorsement For Patricia
> >
> >
> > > You are becoming enamoured of the pantoum, I think, James. A
compulsive
> > > form. It has been called the Everest of forms and given the difficulty
> in
> > > writing one can appreciate the analogy. A good try. I suppose
> half-rhymes
> > > are acceptable and full rhymes harder to find. Regards.Arthur.
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "James Bell" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 8:52 AM
> > > Subject: New sub: An Endorsement For Patricia
> > >
> > >
> > > > This is based on a relationship I had with someone who is now in the
> > > acting
> > > > profession. We parted on fairly amicable terms, I think.
> > > >
> > > > AN ENDORSEMENT FOR PATRICIA
> > > >
> > > > Kissing Patricia was something of great pleasure
> > > > although she was someone whom I hardly knew,
> > > > for our love was fickle, like the weather.
> > > >
> > > > When our lips bonded with tight measure
> > > > for months, during which our bodies drew
> > > > close together, was something of great pleasure.
> > > >
> > > > Still, our frantic kissing was not a treasure,
> > > > tight clinches in the park our only due,
> > > > for our love was fickle, like the weather.
> > > >
> > > > Our public tongue work may have caused one seizure,
> > > > though we were oblivious at attempts to sue
> > > > for kissing Patricia was something of great pleasure.
> > > >
> > > > When we decided to split it was such a clever
> > > > career move, something we never knew
> > > > was inevitable for fickle love, like the weather.
> > > >
> > > > Now she'd love to become a fickle national treasure
> > > > and I've written this for her and all of you
> > > > to say: kissing Patricia was a great pleasure
> > > > though our love was fickle, like the weather.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > bw
> > > > James
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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