Slightly more to come so you can alert me when I overcook, Doug.
Bill
On 23/08/2012, at 2:51 AM, Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Yeah, great fun...
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> Doug
> On 2012-08-22, at 8:53 AM, Catherine Daly <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> Taking out the giant pompoms for this one...
>> On Aug 21, 2012 5:46 PM, "Bill Wootton" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>>> Song Cycle of The Magpies
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>>> - after The Wonguri-Mandjagai people from north-eastern Arnhem Land
>>>
>>> They are milling about at the G, on benches, in bars, along the back of
>>> the Great Southern
>>> stand.
>>> Milling about in wavering lines, there in the shade of the Great
>>> Overhanging Roof.
>>> Standing and waiting for the bounce of the ball, in black and white
>>> verticals, like
>>> loosened upright piano keys:
>>> In the shade of the overarching roof, they are standing, untuned.
>>> People of the Carringbush, gathered there like rippling accordion
>>> keyboards, like
>>> vast splayed snakes.
>>> In here, behind the Goals, in this Place, in the shadow of the Great
>>> Overhanging Roof.
>>> Now sitting in rows, those Carringbush people, Piano people, waiting for
>>> the performance to begin.
>>> Living on hot chips, sitting there with grease-grappled fingers,
>>> Sitting in there waiting, those People of the Magpie Clan...
>>> Sitting there like unplayed pianos, at that Place of the Leatherball...
>>> and of the pig's
>>> bladder entrails.
>>> Sitting, waiting there in the Place of the Leatherball...
>>> In that Place of the Centre Square, and at the Place of the Leatherball,
>>> There at that Leather Stadium, they await... The Siren.
>>>
>>> Bill Wootton
>>> 22 August 12
>>>
>>
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