Thanks Sharon, Andrew and Douglas. I'm in the holiday blur,blah, bah -
humbug stage...
trying to stay focused on getting the house in order (somewhat) - have to
string the little twinkle lights in naked apple trees and after, pretend
everything is done. (Thanks for the notation, about stars, Douglas)
deborah
>I like this much better, Deborah, sharper, & the lines cut faster.
>
>Doug
>On 14-Dec-05, at 5:53 PM, deborah russell wrote:
>
>>Dear Sharon,
>>
>>Thanks, I've done another (yet another) edit...
>>
>>
>> A Far-Off Whistling
>>
>> This passing moon
>> breaks the night
>> like a breath only I can feel
>>
>> Another windy night amplifies
>> a far-off whistling, sounds -
>> (something like Arabic music)
>>
>> Like unknown wings in flight
>> hesitation stutters, profound
>> with wild and white blossoms
>>
>> I'm sure, for someone . . .
>> I feel the dark night's
>> stark embrace
>> and nothing more
>>
>> Deborah Russell, © 2005
>>
>>
>Douglas Barbour
>11655 - 72 Avenue NW
>Edmonton Ab T6G 0B9
>(780) 436 3320
>
>My roof was once firm
>yet now it cannot even
>
>keep the stars out.
>
> Christopher Dewdney
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