Mr. McManus,
You have made me feel so much better. I quit trembling when I read your
nice message. I haven't yet heard from Agent Prince, but she may be on an
Important Assignment---perhaps even with Albert (whom I forgive simply
because he loves my dear friend OmniP) and his Dear Love.
I am sorry that your friends have gone and left you, but I know from OmniP's
telling, that you at least have Vileboris whom you love.
Thank you for being you, Shy P,
(I, too, am shy, even though my recent bold and forceful expression may not
indicate such. I prefer going back to being shy now.)
May B
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick McManus" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2005 2:02 PM
Subject: Re: me, May B
> Madam twas albert who mentioned''' Harridan ''''I personallycould not even
> spell it -let alone punctuate it --but sadli omni and Albert have decamped
> heading south on shetland ponies named Wirrel and Zinnia
> All bests Viper mc Manga P (the third) grandfather silvered steaming
> surfer
>
>
> Let us return to the magic of snapshot-Wednesday comes so soon love
> spreads
> around our small planet admitted from the antipodes first as is their
> write
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Poetryetc provides a venue for a dialogue relating to poetry and
> poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of judy prince
> Sent: 21 August 2005 15:58
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: me, May B
>
> This is May B speaking:
>
> Excuse me, but I'm beginning to feel a little upset. I know I may not
> have
> the right to say anything negative towards the people on this List, but
> I'm
> beginning to feel that I have been offended by two of them, and because
> they
> seem entirely unaware of their offenses, I guess it is up to me to tell
> them.
>
> Really, all I did was a little favor for my friend OmniPotentata by
> conveying her thoughts to Mr. McManus who is her friend. And then,
> suddenly, he attacks me, calling me a "harridan," and then Quadruple Agent
> Prince attacks me along with Mr. McManus for being Adolescent which I
> actually almost am, because I am 19 years old. But I think Agent Prince
> was
> trying to say that Mr. McManus and I were behaving as if we had no respect
> for our elders, which I definitely do!
>
> I was taught to be nice and polite, and hadn't even thought about saying
> mean things. My mother always said, "Sweetheart, you can get more flies
> with honey than with vinegar." I always thought she was right, until now.
>
> I thought I was just politely telling Mr. McManus what OmniP had asked me
> to
> tell him, and I even extended the arm of friendship to him for my friend
> OmniP's sake and at her request.
>
> If I didn't think you people were nice poets, I would think that at least
> two of you were vipers. Oh dear, I have spoken so forcefully! But I
> think
> that my mother would understand. She would know my heart, and she would
> realize that I must stand up for my own rights as a human being in this
> unsettling world that I think today is not as nice as I thought it was.
>
> I am trying to still be a friend to Mr. McManus and even Agent Prince, but
> I've been hurt in my heart by their harsh words, and I am a bit weak from
> trembling with I guess rage and not knowing what to do about it.
>
> May B
>
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