> Hello Matt,
Many thanks for your reassuring feedback on this one. Glad you enjoyed it.
Best wishes, Mike
> Lähettäjä: "Merritt, Matt - Leic. Mercury" <[log in to unmask]>
> Päiväys: 2003/12/01 ma PM 12:43:10 GMT+02:00
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> Aihe: Re: New sub: Domestic geography
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> Mike,
> Loved this, especially the last two lines. You paint a great picture of the
> room in those first two stanzas, and had me wondering which way it was going
> to go. I wouldn't change anything.
> Matt
>
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> From: Mike Horwood [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 26 November 2003 08:43
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> Subject: New sub: Domestic geography
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> > Domestic Geography
> >
> > On a polished table the vase stands;
> > red roses lend to a cool room
> > an opulence and elegance.
> > The dark wood, in places, shines
> > like water where it catches light.
> >
> > In Alpine white the four walls rise
> > above the Persian carpet´s intricate design
> > of russet islands set in shimmering blues
> > while glazed and panelled double doors
> > reveal a new perspective,
> >
> > where, after breakfast, I have climbed
> > to a high, hard place, my muscles racked
> > and sore. Small as an ant
> > I labour over the tabletop plain,
> > under the teacup peaks, the eggshell snow,
> >
> > to the edge, where my balance
> > and sense of proportion waver.
> > Fear fills my view of the prospect.
> > The deep blue of repose is so far,
> > so great the leap into the lap of forgiveness.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Mike
> >
>
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