I like the free association within borders. A little leaping, as Bly would
say. Andrew
On 4 September 2013 17:58, Bill Wootton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Requires a few reads, Jill. Still not sure of it but I like water seeping
> out of the world and that downpipe has stayed with me for some reason, that
> and possums huffing.
>
> Bill
>
> On 04/09/2013, at 12:49 PM, Jill Jones wrote:
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> > THE HANDLE, BROKEN
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> > The yard full of dark and the rabbit’s eye
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> > How does light get through the day
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> > Flaring and the metal cools under the tendril
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> > ivy, all the weeds holding their poison
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> > The next door children crying, are a hobby
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> > Even the ravens are chased away
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> > The possums huffing in branches above
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> > But who are pests, the yearly caterpillars
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> > crossing paths, here’s the corrosion
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> > in the downpipe flaking easily, water
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> > seeps out of the world, clouds look dark
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> > and scattered, smoking
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> > JJ
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Andrew
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