Judy--Can't be useful on this yet: just getting into it.
But did you intend "preprinted *fames*" (with its interesting possibilities)
on the red envelopes? Or "names"?
Love the details-to-identify-with: the bag, the ruffles, the blend.
It comes over as an early holiday gift in a difficult season. Thanks.
Susan H.
on 12/14/08 10:52 PM, Judy Prince at [log in to unmask] wrote:
> 2008/12/14 Judy Prince <[log in to unmask]>
>
>> Let's see if this one gets through. Comments appreciated [well, the nice
>> ones anyway], however brief:
>>
>>
>> Almost Closing Time
>> an alligator handbag writes my biography
>> for sale
>> a string of emotion knots my fingers
>>
>> I hide in the terrarium
>> ivy ruffles and woodchips
>> pressed against the glass
>>
>> you come with the perigee moon
>> on your shoes
>> call me your mannequin
>> of humidified vapour
>> a silk and rayon blend
>>
>> you reach down to me, the goldfish
>> grown to fit your bowl
>>
>> if you tame me
>> you will see crocodile teeth
>> and cracking leather
>>
>> no, we will wait for stars' closing
>> sweep the janitor into our file cabinet
>> hand out gift certificates
>> in red envelopes with preprinted fames
>>
>> everyone will leave this place in love
>> only if you have a mouth that comforts mine
>>
>> -------------------
>> Judy Prince
>>
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