Do you often get a hanged man round Sutton way -or is it well hung?? P :-)
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From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Lawrence Upton
Sent: 21 August 2014 11:11
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Subject: Re: Montage
They are loose plasters; but yes you are right. Increasingly any public
library is a surprise in this country; glad it surprised you in my poem
L
On 20 August 2014 23:20, Bill Wootton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Now here is an Australian question for you, L. Plasters on legs here
> would mean stiff white immobilisers but I take it you mean bandaids,
> otherwise not much running would be going on. I see the curliness of
> many images from pasta and twirling smoke and even hanged men; the
> surprise 3/4 of the way through is the public library.
>
> B
>
> > On 20 Aug 2014, at 11:39 pm, Lawrence Upton
> > <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> >
> > Neat round goat droppings on white sand;
> >
> > tomato sauce on spaghetti;
> >
> > black eyes; loose plasters on running legs;
> >
> > a dog's tail wagging; washing on a line
> >
> > on a windy day; smoke trails
> >
> > in a clear sky; a public library;
> >
> > motor car with smoky exhaust;
> >
> > a hanged man; a cigarette
> >
> > lighter flame on a windy night
> >
>
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