Uneasy sort of contract implied here, Lawrence. Even the laughter seems tainted. The leisurely 'and's' in the final line such a contrast with the stark imperatives and loaded questions preceding it.
Bill
On 26/09/2013, at 3:03 AM, Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Fine tuning there, Lawrence, in that shift from the particular domestic to something almost mythic...
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> Doug
> On 2013-09-25, at 2:50 AM, Lawrence Upton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> I can fix it.
>> The bags must be packed.
>> We'll work well together.
>> All want to live.
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>> Would you like that?
>> We have paid a price:
>> hard discipline and laughter.
>> What do you think?
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>> Accept the invitation.
>> It may be necessary
>> burning in the dark wood.
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>> Lewd echoes of passion.
>> The days are shortening.
>> Love and pain and dying.
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