I read it, Jill, and grunted to myself internally, a bit like a koala
maybe; and moved on
then Sheila's response in particular took me back
she's not one to gush unnecessarily
and yes, I was wrong, there's a lot going for it
thank you
L
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Sent:Fri, 19 Oct 2012 08:54:11 +1030
Subject:Re: late snap 'done'
thanks Sheila and Doug. oddly, it somehow came from having listened
to one of those old Nick Drake songs and then thinking about some
things I'd been discussing with students about list poems, and then,
and then … it went on its own way
J
On 19/10/2012, at 5:01 AM, Douglas Barbour wrote:
> a swerve I like, Jill; done right in...
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> Doug
> On 2012-10-18, at 3:03 AM, Jill Jones wrote:
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>> If the dash is done, then the suit is done
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>> If the daze is done, then the superlative is done
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>> If the deal is done, then the sundry is done
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>> If the debacle is done, then the supermarket is done
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>> If the debauch is done, then the superpower is done
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>> If the superstition is done, then the deacon is done
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>> If the sundae is done, then the dazzle is done
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>> If the superintendent is done, then the deadline is done
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>> If the surgeon is done, then the decoration is done
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>> If the surface is done, then the declaration is done
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>> The sun is done, the day has done, the surge
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>> undone, the swerve, is done
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