My fridge needs defrosting too. Such imagination. Angels in the fridge and
freezer and God with chisel. Sally J
>From: Christina Fletcher <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: New sub:God Carves a Shallow Relief Whilst Defrosting the Freezer
>Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 12:58:27 EDT
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> God Carves a Shallow Relief Whilst Defrosting the Freezer
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> He cut a king in the compartment for cod filets.
> Whole scampi were tossed aside. Sliced carrots
> made way for wide-wheeled chariots.
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> Now hounds hunt wild asses in ice cubes;
> a dying lion vomits exquisite blood
> and there's no quelling the feathery applause.
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> Sycophantic seraphim trip on fish fingers
> and crawl winglong on a nimbus. Poor Luci
> cools his tongue on an ice cream cornet,
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> slips a half frozen baguette in his harp case
> and slinks off. Himself would be oblivious
> in His fluffy ear defenders and plastic goggles
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> but for the stink of wilting spinach
> and the dull spark of spinning halos
> on which he hones His celestial chisel.
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> christina fletcher
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