Snappish to the end, Lawrence, & that last line, whew.
Doug
On 9-Nov-05, at 7:48 AM, Lawrence Upton wrote:
> Bridge Coupling
>
> He is silent, a bag announcing Asda.
> Her legs point from her body, bridging
> one space between her and him.
> He smiles like a salesperson.
>
> The river is sluggish
> between Blackfriars' islands
> and the London Bridge marsh,
> lights everywhere misattributed.
>
>
Douglas Barbour
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(780) 436 3320
Each leaf a runnel the
roofs now skiffs in green
I’ve never done anything
but begin.
Lisa Robertson
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