to the poem too. Lawrence? At any rate, that obedience seems to structure the whole, neatly...
Doug
On 2012-09-05, at 2:26 AM, Lawrence Upton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> A dog taut leashed...
> Something observed,
> squashed into road:
> the dog explores geometry
> and thus the psyche of her Man,
> moving closer to him, dropping
> the tension that's in between them;
> so that he relaxes; and she
> is almost able to get close
> to what it is
> she wants to sniff
> but not quite. He
> pulls her right back;
> and then they walk on, obedient
>
>
> -----
> Lawrence Upton
>
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>
> Honorary Research Fellow, Music Dept,
> Goldsmiths, University of London
> New Cross, London SE14 6NW
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>
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