Hi Christina,
Long time no poems. This one probably says as much as it needs to for the
reader to fill in the gaps, though a little niggle inside says I could have
done with a bit more information about who was resting on your lap, I'm
guesing your father.
bw
James
>From: Christina Fletcher <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Pennine Poetry Works <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: New sub: Parting
>Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 13:31:45 EDT
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>Parting
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>You'll rest on my lap for the journey
>past the long lane. Words will fall apart
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> as unthreaded letters and I
>willl not cry
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> but if I do, help me to find
>a small part of the man
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> who carried me on his shoulders.
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>christina fletcher
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