Hi James,
a hyphen is punctuation
but I think 99 without punctuation might seem a bit too much
good luck with them
SallyE
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on 19/1/06 12:48 pm, James Bell at [log in to unmask] wrote:
> I'm working on a series of 9 line poems. It seemed a good idea at the time.
> There will be 99 eventually. None have titles so the title here is just for
> convenience. The lack of punctuation is deliberate.
>
>
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> lack of energy betrays
> the usual kindnesses
> with a tray of tiredness
> that erupts in pain
> resists the point of
> this pen writing
> delays the impulse
> of thought - you'd think
> John Cage prepared me
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> bw
> James
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