Oh my, that ;loud head' & the 'it' a bit further on: I'd say somewhat Swiftain, Lawrence....
Doug
On 2012-06-20, at 5:31 AM, Lawrence Upton wrote:
> capital letter at the start of line 8
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> clumsiness not experimentation
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> Subject: Snap: Bench and environs
> From: "Lawrence Upton" <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Wed, June 20, 2012 13:24
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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
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> Goldsmiths, University of London
> New Cross, London SE14 6NW
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