Well, it took a bounce or two, but it came clear to me, Bill, & a neat turn indeed….
Doug
> On Feb 24, 2016, at 3:56 AM, Bill Wootton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Rows indeed, Pat the tramp, at ground level, at some beaches, so you bounce
> into a dugout pit as it were. At Lorne on the Great Ocean Rd, there maybe
> some 15-20. Manus Island is just the pits.
>
> Bill
>
> On Wednesday, 24 February 2016, Patrick McManus <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> as an old tramp myself!! gosh do they have rows of trampolines? -is this
>> an Oz thing ?? not seen such in Raynes Park
>> do they have them on Manus island??
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Bill Wootton
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2016 9:05 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Bounce
>>
>> Squat bearded
>> middle-aged man
>>
>> loose tan t-shirt hovering
>> over easy-fit 3/4 pants
>>
>> bouncing heavy
>> much deeper
>>
>> than lithe
>> pre-pubescent girls
>>
>> on surrounding tramps
>> suddenly launches
>>
>> inverts
>> eases through air
>>
>> lands perfectly
>> on the downbeat
>>
>> then reverses
>> the movement
>>
>> head over heels
>> backwards landing
>>
>> with similar grace
>> bounces on
>>
>> Latte glasses
>> clink
>>
>> to saucers
>> in adjacent cafe
>>
>> bw
Douglas Barbour
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