Hi Bill,
Thanks. I hear the weather down south is a bit all over the shop.
J
________________________Jill Jones www.jilljones.com.au
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Very affirmative sounding, Jill, and I like its lilt. Nothing's newer
than rain all right and it's newing cats and dogs as I type.
Bill
> On 16 Oct 2014, at 6:51 am, Jill Jones wrote:
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> PACKING FOR THE JOURNEY
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> _NORRA HAMMARBYHAMNEN_
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> you take plastic stars, a bicycle,
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> a dozen pot plants, a padlock, a pencil,
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> enough beer, money for the ferry
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> even when you get there, or if you don’t
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> you take a succession of songs
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> they don’t have to be old as cafe songs
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> they could be new as rain
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> you listen as you haul, it will work out
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> you see the ferry stalling on the other side
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> as the lights begin to come on past the quay
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> you gather the things around you
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> the plants need sun but here’s the rain
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> the plastic stars are all they have
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> and the pencil, don’t forget the pencil
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> it draws earth below water and imagines the sun
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> in the starry night the ferry brings
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> and you bring your things to the landing
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> the gates are opening, the padlock drops away
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> even the rats in the storehouses, the fish
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> in the sluices, the trams on the bridges, the camp
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> of the homeless under the pylons, even the strays
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> are quiet. Except for the rain, and the engines
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> which begin stuttering. At least
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> you have the beer.
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> And there’s enough for everyone.
> ________________________Jill Jones www.jilljones.com.au
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