like it
reminiscent of Naming of Parts by Spring by Henry Reed
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From: "arthur seeley" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 8:50 AM
Subject: New Sub: Only three days to go
> Only three days to go.
>
> The telly mumbles in the downstairs room
> auntie being sombre, commentators pontificate,
> pontiffs comment, tyrants strut,
> pictures flicker as I pass, flags, Guernica,
> aeroplanes, comings and goings,
> paraphernalia of preparation.
>
> The collared doves croon to each other,
> seed trays in the shed, robin rustles in the hedge,
> deep pressures force the fuse,
> snowdrops flicker as I pass, crocuses, daffodils,
> sparrows , coming and going,
> paraphernalia of preparation.
>
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