Agreed. I also liked the distance accepted...
Doug
On 2013-01-16, at 10:16 AM, Halvard Johnson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> What Kasper said. And thanks, Andrew.
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> On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 5:55 AM, Kasper Salonen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> Really beautiful, due to the fact, I think, that the tone isn't the sort of
>> sombre funereal kitsch that loss/sorrow usually induce. More like a
>> daydream itself, death and butterflies. :)
>>
>> KS
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>> On 16 January 2013 13:42, Bill Wootton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>>> Beautifully modulated, Andrew. I particularly liked the weaving in of
>>> flighted things. Poor Alison.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Bill
>>>
>>> On 16/01/2013, at 9:00 PM, Andrew Burke <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>>>> Requiescat in pace
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> A cabbage moth flew to my window and away.
>>>> How many windows have I daydreamed out of?
>>>> Another friend died today. Yesterday
>>>> an ibis flew from the reeds at the lake
>>>> when the dogs and I walked by. The dogs hardly
>>>> raised their heads as I marvelled at its grace
>>>> in the heat of this Summer day. Alison died
>>>> in a regulated atmosphere without a relative
>>>> or friend by her side. Once I would have prayed;
>>>> now I eat less for lunch and watch my weight.
>>>> My children, adults but young, fly about
>>>> like birds themselves. I need a hide
>>>> to watch them from. Alison planned a trip
>>>> for her long service leave next year. Again
>>>> it shows us, don’t put it off. There are no
>>>> pockets in a shroud. A funeral, perhaps
>>>> a memorial service. Cemetery birds are all black
>>>> except at the entrance where butterflies flitter.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -
>>>>
>>>> Andrew
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>>>> 'Undercover of Lightness'
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>>>> 'Shikibu Shuffle'
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>>>
>> http://abovegroundpress.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/new-from-aboveground-press-shikibu.html
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>>>
>>
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