No apologies needed. I wanted a poem to send, thought I might have to skip
a week because of pressure of time, and then stumbled on that. My response
was entirelylight-hearted.
I'm glad I was / am oral there. I aim to be even when I can hardly utter
the things
L
On 18 September 2014 17:56, Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Sorry L, me too, as I can't remember what I meant to type, but clearly my
> fingers were on strike yesterday.Or something; I wasIthink responding to
> the near ballad aspect of the piece, but also its indubitable orality...
>
> At any ate, I am now...
>
> D
> On Sep 18, 2014, at 5:55 AM, Lawrence Upton <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> > I'm surprised
> > "A" is singular and "lies" is plural
> >
> > L
> >
> > On 17 September 2014 21:16, Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> >
> >> A kind of fast barmy (as you say) lies, L?
> >>
> >> D
> >> On Sep 17, 2014, at 2:03 AM, Patrick McManus <
> >> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Those comforters and we now take bottles around of water to suck !!!
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On
> >>> Behalf Of Lawrence Upton
> >>> Sent: 16 September 2014 17:44
> >>> To: [log in to unmask]
> >>> Subject: mobile phone song
> >>>
> >>> squeaky toys
> >>> for when we're really frightened
> >>> with their friendly lights on
> >>> now it's getting dark
> >>>
> >>> squeaky toys
> >>> 'cause the world is barmy
> >>> when my life alarms me
> >>> I want my squeaky toys
> >>>
> >>> Hi! It's me. I'm on a train.
> >>> I miss you. How is your brain?
> >>> I really hope it doesn't rain.
> >>>
> >>> squeaky toys
> >>> give my life a purpose
> >>> fill my head with surplus
> >>> while it's getting dark
> >>>
> >>
> >> Douglas Barbour
> >> [log in to unmask]
> >>
> >> Recent publications: (With Sheila E Murphy) Continuations &
> Continuation 2
> >> (UofAPress).
> >> Recording Dates (Rubicon Press).
> >>
> >> that we are only
> >> as we find out we are
> >>
> >> Charles Olson
> >>
> >
>
> Douglas Barbour
> [log in to unmask]
>
> Recent publications: (With Sheila E Murphy) Continuations & Continuation 2
> (UofAPress).
> Recording Dates (Rubicon Press).
>
> that we are only
> as we find out we are
>
> Charles Olson
>
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