*from the Guardian :*
"Despite the intense national and international interest, Wednesday's
funeral was to be a local affair. The Hughes family invited the entire
town, and 80% of the seats inside Macksville high school have been set
aside for the town's residents, and for Hughes's teammates and friends.
In the past few days,* Phillip Hughes *has belonged to all of Australia. A
nation has been united in its grief for a life cut short in circumstances
previously thought unimaginable.
But before he belonged to Australia, Phillip Hughes belonged to his family
in East Street, and to Macksville. Wednesday's service is this town's
chance to say goodbye."
See more plus charming photos at
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/dec/03/phillip-hughes-funeral-macksville-awash-tributes?CMP=ema_632
On 3 December 2014 at 10:13, Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Second version better for this old head glad you got rid of detumesces. Not
> sure of last lines -thanks sounds a bit mawkish?(is that the word?)
> considering it killed him??
> Cheers P -up late!!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Bill Wootton
> Sent: 02 December 2014 20:58
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: 63 Not Out (version 2)
>
> Before anyone has commented, I had a rethink:
>
>
> Dead but still
> not out: P Hughes.
>
> The Game bigger
> than mere living.
>
> A century as they
> say, beckoned.
>
> Poor bugger.
> But who
>
> could have told:
> get clocked
>
> when you stick
> your neck out,
>
> your brain
> will fade,
>
> weapon crumple,
> runs dissolve.
>
> Your Tock
> be ticked.
>
> Thanks for
> coming, Phil.
>
> bw
> 3.12.14
>
--
Andrew
http://hispirits.blogspot.com/
'Undercover of Lightness'
http://walleahpress.com.au/recent-publications.html
'Shikibu Shuffle'
http://abovegroundpress.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/new-from-aboveground-press-shikibu.html
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