All this talk of handles and knobs very erotic as he wickedly strokes his
handlebar moustache ...........
Back to sleep;;; tone lowered enough -sunny allotment today ---p
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From: Poetryetc provides a venue for a dialogue relating to poetry and
poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Stephen Vincent
Sent: 17 March 2005 17:18
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Subject: Re: Snap / Handle
Glad you enjoyed it, or a got a handle on it, Deborah. There is actually a
shop on 17th Street here in San Francisco that sells nothing but handles and
knobs! Thus the inspiration.
Stephen V
Blog: http://stephenvincent.durationpress.com
> Stephen, this is great - the first segment reminds me a little of George
> Carlin.
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>> Handle Shop. A shop with nothing but handles and knobs. Cabinets,
windows,
>> drawers, doors inside, outside. The handle metaphor. What is the handle
>> metaphor? To get the hand on something. To grip a grip. To get a hold. To
>> open. To open part way. To open full. To close. To close lightly. Softly.
>> Firmly. The situation in which one takes out part of onešs goods. Onešs
>> clothing. Onešs dishes. Onešs tools. The storage held in preparation. To
>> clothe. To eat. To join. To work:
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>> The handle in. The handle out. Or larger yet. To hold on. To make a
>> temporary hold. To hold oneself, onešs family, onešs people in place. Or,
>> the contrary. To steal someonešs handle. To hold them up. To break their
>> grip. Their time.
>>
>> Can you handle it? Itšs too hot. Too cold. Too sticky. Too off-putting. A
>> waste of time. To handle. Can you handle him? Can you handle her?
>> Whošs got the handle? Whošs going to get a handle? Handle this. Handle
>> that.
>> A big dark shade. A thin silver handle. The moon. Last night. What a
>> mother.
>> What a father. What a dream. The metal. Aluminum. Paint it black. Paint
it
>> silver. The moon again. Handle. Lots of luck.
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