Thanks, Jill, for revealing the sources for your poem. The TV weather-casters in Wash DC quite often succeed in provoking a response from me, but I hadn't thought of writing with bits of their diction. Perhaps I'll try.
Barry
On Thu, 3 Feb 2011 06:57:38 +0800, [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Yes, Doug, our TV and radio is full of this news. The poem is what was said last
>night or what people are saying this morning. At least someone is worrying about
>the cassowaries.
>
>My bathroom developed an unexplained and noisy leak through the ceiling light/fan
>at 2am this morning. There was no rain, so possibly was in sympathy or forwarning
>of more flooding in the inland, north of here. Luckily the bucket did not fill.
>Spooky though.
>
>J
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>Jill Jones
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>On Thu Feb 3 9:40 , Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask]> sent:
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>>yes, a hard wind blowing, Jill.
>>
>>cutting...
>>
>>Doug
>>On 2011-02-02, at 3:16 PM, [log in to unmask] wrote:
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>>> wave height tough hours
>>> the unexplainable hunkering down
>>> hard to settle them in cupboard surge
>>>
>>> windward surfaces not be complacent
>>> propped up in the food court
>>> local radio cost of bananas
>>>
>>> bugger debris kiss yasi
>>> the pub is solid
>>> lost coast cassowaries cane
>>>
>>> ________________________
>>> Jill Jones
>>>
>>> www.jilljones.com.au
>>>
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