Hi all who're reading this,
And thanks, James, Ryfkah,Frank, Christina, for the comments...
Maybe I should have said more... like who WCW is: it's/he's William Carlos
Williams and I'm imitating his poem about plums that begins, "This is just
to say" which includes plums and an ice box/fridge - not a pillow! (there's
been a few spoofs of his poem, the ones I like are by Kenneth Koch and Tom
Leonard!)
I guess the link has to be made to make the poem do the business. The
original poem, I feel, has a fair bit of underlying eroticsism/sensuality to
it - unlike the Koch & Leonard spoofs I've mentioned - and I guess this is
more a homage than a wicked take!
I was a tad worried about the last line, too... but I didn't know how else
to phrase it (and keep to the rhythm of the original I'm imitating!) - any
ideas, anyone??? The whole poem is "supposed" to be superimposable!
And, Christina: h'm, maybe there's a well practsed art to sucking ripe,
juicy, plums!
Bob
>From: Bob Cooper <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Pennine Poetry Works <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: This Is Just To Explain
>Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 12:08:36 +0000
>
>One for your C & C.
>
>(I’ve been wondering if I ought to preface it by writing:
>“Contains adult material”
>or: “Contains adolescent material”
>(But I’ve decided not to do either!)
>And it’s a sort of follow on, or response, to James’ poem of a few weeks
>back about plums…
>
>
>This Is Just to Explain
>*for W.C.W.*
>
>I have taken
>the condom
>that was under
>your pillow
>
>and which
>you were probably
>intending
>for the weekend.
>
>Forgive me. But IT was
>delicious my sweet. Tho’
>I was reminded after
>of the skin off a plum.
>
>
>Bob Cooper
>
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