Bill just one thing I wonder how write fitted in the last line -?cheers P
On 02/11/2016 01:37, Bill Wootton wrote:
> Thanks, Patrick, Sheila.
>
> I have already redrafted, to iron out a little inconsistency I hope.
>
> Adventure 2
>
> Boys are supposed to be drawn to outdoor adventure
> Crashing about, bursting through adult constraints.
>
> Roughhousing on football fields, rafting rapids
> hiking up mountains, tenting in extremis.
>
> Others settle for a watching brief: TV Tarzan
> or vine-swinging Bomba the Jungle Boy.
>
> Superman boring through screen skies,
> Clark Kent ace reporter in the big suit,
>
> hero in hiding, Lois Lane charmer,
> snappy copy editor, cloakroom changer.
>
> See, it's assumed adventures take place outside
> But rollick in your head with Jack Schaeffer on the open
>
> range, get down where the iguanas play with Cormac.
> You'll get more than your fill of adventura,
>
> the original Latin root, meaning 'to arrive'.
> Switch on, open page: read, write, you're there!
>
> bw
> 2.11.16
>
> On Wednesday, 2 November 2016, Sheila Murphy <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
>> Bill, I like this! Comes to life - really!
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 1, 2016 at 3:07 PM, Patrick McManus <
>> [log in to unmask] <javascript:;>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Bill this reminds me -when a kid we rarely got American comics (what a
>>> treat )and they had a very special smell!part of the enjoyment/escape
>>>
>>> thanks P
>>>
>>> not too sure about bores boringly??
>>>
>>>
>>> On 01/11/2016 21:38, Bill Wootton wrote:
>>>
>>>> Boys are supposed to be drawn to adventure
>>>> Crashing about, bursting through adult constraints
>>>>
>>>> Others settle for a watching brief: Tarzan on TV
>>>> or vine-swinging Bomba the Jungle Boy
>>>>
>>>> Superman bores through the skies boringly
>>>> Clark Kent the reporter in the big suit,
>>>>
>>>> hero in hiding, Lois Lane charmer,
>>>> snappy copy editor, more the adventurer
>>>>
>>>> See, it's assumed adventures take place outside
>>>> But rollick with Jack Schaeffer on the open range,
>>>>
>>>> get down where the iguanas play with Cormac
>>>> You'll get more than your fill of adventura,
>>>>
>>>> the original Latin root, meaning 'to arrive'.
>>>> Open that page: read, write, you're there!
>>>>
>>>> bw
>>>>
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