New Cross / Deptford
in so far as it's real
The first stanza is pretty straight reporting
L
On Wed, June 20, 2012 13:50, Patrick McManus wrote:
> A busy bustling bench -seems like on in Raynes Park
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> Subject: Snap: Bench and environs
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> A short man rolls upon a public bench,
> yelling at his mobile phone (And why? Why!) with nasty vehemence. His boots
> dirty the two seats to the left of the loud head.
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> Behind, a non-acquaintance listens in,
> lifting its copious ear pieces outward, and sneering; yet looking
> apprehensive. a man and woman kiss and giggle, closing.
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> Others affect glitter-eyed nonchalance.
> A pigeon surveys lumps of broken sandwich
> in locations between shoes -- most dangerous if one is quite small without
> much lexicon.
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> Lawrence Upton
> Visiting Fellow, Music Dept,
> Goldsmiths, University of London
> New Cross, London SE14 6NW
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Lawrence Upton
Visiting Fellow, Music Dept,
Goldsmiths, University of London
New Cross, London SE14 6NW
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