All very well for those of you who know that game, Bill….
What little Ive seen remains a mystery…
BTW: I would remove all the 'is's, & then that strategy would involve that Tail (whatever he is)…
Doug
On 2013-09-11, at 6:15 AM, Bill Wootton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Melbourne Cricket Ground, home to Australian Rules footy, Pat, known to we locals as 'The G'. 'Rorting' sort of rowdy rioting I mean but I know it can mean ripping off.
>
> When the teams line up at finals time, they face each other in a long line, to sing the National anthem before proceedings begin. Collingwood in vertical black and white stripes, looked to me like a vast accordion splayed out, hence my conceit.
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> Cheers,
> Bill
>
> On 11/09/2013, at 6:57 PM, Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Bill ---Rorting? A new word for this ancient head! MCG Melbourne Cricket
>> Ground? My guess knowing your whereabouts
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
>> Behalf Of Bill Wootton
>> Sent: 10 September 2013 23:50
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Movement in G Major snap
>>
>> Movement in G Major
>>
>> There's a stillness at the stadium before the siren sounds;
>> black keys next to white keys: your eyes run up and down.
>> After the anthem, cheering, and this is now the sign:
>> the instrument unfurls itself, peels off the centre line.
>>
>> The bounce announces play time, a strategy is picked.
>> A Tall taps to a rover, who with a flourish, forward flicks;
>> expertise is stretched out; see those vast and potent wings,
>> next comes the crunch and inward squeeze, a full regathering.
>>
>> Rippling rorting whites and blacks belt out the melody.
>> Where else could such a show go on but at the MCG?
>> All the stops are pulled out in the final stanza -
>> Hooray the keyboard Collingwood extrava-bloody-ganza!
>>
>> bw
>> 11.9.13
>>
>
Douglas Barbour
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