Is she MacNiece's daughter?

R


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From: "James Bell" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2005 3:38 PM
Subject: Re: Snowflakes (CBE)


> Hi Gary,
>
> A nice reflection on the subject. Poems on snow are always overshadowed by
> the echoes from the wonderful poem by Louise MacNiece.
>
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> bw
> James
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>>From: Gary Blankenship <[log in to unmask]>
>>Reply-To: The Pennine Poetry Works <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Snowflakes (CBE)
>>Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 10:16:47 -0800
>>
>>The Works keeps bouncing me.  The last time I missed it but back again
>>with
>>a little something to keep my hand in
>>
>>Snowflakes (CBE)
>>
>>Somewhere they fall,
>>each crocheted in frozen perfection
>>
>>Somewhere they drift,
>>piles of feather bedding in the streets
>>
>>Somewhere they form
>>a snowman that looks like Uncle Billy
>>
>>Somewhere they melt
>>on a young woman's bare shoulder
>>
>>Here, I watch in vain,
>>but all I see is the promise of dandelions
>>
>>each seed
>>as different as the last
>>
>>
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