Yeah, sharp cuts, here, Andrew. ‘memories to come’ as the turning of that page…
Doug
> On Mar 15, 2017, at 11:15 PM, Bill Wootton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Really like this, Andrew. The sense of the thrill of expectation, then the
> unravelling.
>
> Bill
>
> On Thu, 16 Mar 2017 at 11:08 am, Andrew Burke <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> *‘Night is so enclosed we’ll never turn its page’*
>> – Clark Coolidge ‘Blues for Alice’
>>
>>
>>
>> Rage came late.
>>
>> Earlier there was
>>
>> expectation and overture.
>>
>> Night throws shadows
>>
>> in corners and curves on
>>
>> darkened couches –
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>> this seems like
>>
>> memories to come.
>>
>> The band seeks a *leitmotif*
>>
>> moving from minor to major.
>>
>> Rage came late
>>
>> with broken bottles
>>
>> and stale smoke.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Andrew
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>>
Douglas Barbour
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