Thank you, Judy. Your appreciation is not
unappreciated.
Hal Art & Plastic Surgery
Halvard Johnson
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On Jul 4, 2005, at 11:25 AM, judy prince wrote:
> Hal,
>
> This works VeryWell, esp with "practicing death," of course. To me,
> 'tis a power package: the sad image of Prophecy laid upon the
> Innocent.
>
> Judy
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Halvard Johnson"
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> Sent: Monday, July 04, 2005 9:35 AM
> Subject: "Dead Man's Float"
>
>
>> Dead Man's Float
>>
>> milwaukee, wisconsin. sometime
>> near the beginning of the war.
>> a 4th of july parade, amid news
>> paper reports of bodies found
>> dismembered, dumped in trashcans
>> along the lake michigan beaches.
>>
>> we decorate our tricycles
>> with fireproof red white & blue
>> streamers. we pump along the route,
>> waving our flags, grinning
>> at patriot parents. later
>>
>> that summer i fell in a lake
>> & survived. my too-old-for-the-war
>> uncle began to teach me to swim.
>> arms out. legs out. face
>> in the water, holding my breath:
>> learning to live, practicing death.
>>
>>
>>
>> Hal
>> Halvard Johnson
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