what would be more likely to spark a poem, for me, is the picture on the
wikipedia page for "estivation" where we see white snails covering the poles
of a barbed wire fence:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Kadina-snails-climb-fence-0716.jpg
a lovely, and inspiring, image!
KS
2008/12/14 Martin Dolan <[log in to unmask]>
> Not trying to be difficult. Really.
>
> It was just one of those words I pack away in the hope that sometime they
> might spark a poem. Normally a process that takes years if not decades. In
> the meantime, having followed you down the Google trail, I'm wondering what
> to make of the (Wikipedia) fact(oid) that the Malagasy fat-tailed dwarf
> lemur is the only mammal known to estivate. Oh brave new world that has such
> primates in it!
>
> I'm not sure where I came across the word first. It seems to have an SF
> resonance. Doug or someone - can you remember an SF story that had
> estivation as a prominent component?
>
> As far as poeticising goes, I've been as dry as Australia during an El Nino
> event. My book has disappeared into a publishing twilight zone - it's a long
> story. I'm hoping that, if my boss agrees to my taking a few weeks leave
> over Christmas, I might get back into writing.
>
> Regards
>
> Martin
>
> Welcome back, Martin!
>> I talked about you and Patrick in a yesterday-sent email to POETRYETC
>> which
>> hasn't apparently 'arrived' yet.
>>
>> Here you are, barely ending one sentence before sending me to google
>> 'estivate'. Oh what a difficult man! ;-)
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Judy who wants to know what you're poeticising lately
>>
>> 2008/12/12 Martin Dolan <[log in to unmask]>
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