Havning just come in from fighting freezing winds in Toronto, all I
can say is, this sounds just fine to me, Max. Maybe not the last
line's effects <g>. Anyway, even winter down there isn't.
Doug
Quoting "Max Richards" <[log in to unmask]>:
> Spring to Summer
>
>
> Shouldering through long grasses
> my dog sends up clouds of pollen
>
> light and bright under morning sun -
> returns dew-sprinkled
>
> from muzzle to tail shivery -
> to me, nostril-twitching hayfevery.
>
> Cicadas! as noonday warms
> their trees, the raucous chorus begins,
>
> invisible cicada-swarms'
> new concert season -
>
> stilled by night, when
> mosquitoes home in
>
> with sleep-denying hum.
>
>
> Max Richards in Melbourne
> 1 December 2010
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Douglas Barbour
11655 - 72 Avenue NW
Edmonton Alberta T6G 0B9
That’s not a cross look it’s a sign of life
Frank O’Hara
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