A regional poem, hey, Doug. I've only seen snow once - in China. Slippery
stuff.
Andrew
2009/11/12 Max Richards <[log in to unmask]>
> - great details and verve.
>
> bequeathed = on dying?
>
> (also, in the east we think of Perth as having dry heat, Sydney moist)
>
> (the shaks sonnet phrase is 'summer's day', and maybe a few scorching hours
> can
> be pretty sexy - more intemperate...)
>
> Max
>
> Quoting andrew burke <[log in to unmask]>:
>
> > The great sky father has bequeathed
> > a humidifier for this fledgling city.
> >
> > Trees stand straight among drying weeds,
> > dogs pant by on their way to a river swim,
> >
> > steering wheels melt in drivers' hands,
> > secretaries lose their heels in soft roads
> >
> > as sirens wail along the coast as sharks
> > swim between flags for the best tucker.
> >
> > 'Shall I compare thee ..' Not likely, Bill.
> > She'll be a long hot summer,
> > and that's a fact.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Andrew
> >
> > 'Beyond City Limits', pub. ICLL @ ECU, available at topnotch indie
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> > - list at http://hispirits.blogspot.com/
> >
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Andrew
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