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"Variations on a Theme by William Carlos Williams"
#4
Last evening we went dancing and I broke your leg.
Forgive me. I was clumsy and
I wanted you here in the wards, where I am the doctor!
hahaha. WCW is an absolute favourite & I can appreciate a good parody. this
one is also quite warmhearted, as far as parodies go.
KS
2008/11/18 Mark Weiss <[log in to unmask]>
> Very Frosty.
>
> Kenneth Koch did a lovely, nasty parody of This Is Just to Say. I don't
> have it handy, but I bet someone on the list does. Williams' egotism,
> especially in relation to Flossie, is a pretty tempting target.
>
>
> At 12:00 PM 11/18/2008, you wrote:
>
>> Variation on a theme by Williams
>>
>>
>> We thought we should give you fair warning
>> before you pull open this door
>> that the plums you had saved for this morning
>> ain't there no more.
>>
>> You'd decided you never should trust us
>> already, so we ate them all.
>> They tasted as luscious as justice.
>> Now who you gonna call?
>>
>>
>> --
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>>
>> Jon Corelis http://jcorelis.googlepages.com/joncorelis
>>
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