Yes, agree, there could be a bit more to it. Make the snap even more
snappy :-)
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Jill Jones
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I acknowledge the Kaurna people, traditional custodians and songmakers
of the land on which I live. Sovereignty was never ceded.
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Thanks, Jill. I don’t know the origin of the name Doctors Gully but
is
spelt as you have with no possessive apostrophe. What is there is a
snap
poem I suppose, I may extend it, as it seems to trickle out.
Bill
On Wed, 20 Sep 2023 at 7:09 pm, Jill Jones wrote:
> Hi Bill, I definitely think this *is* a poem. It has rhythm and
> repetition, and does what a good poems does.
>
> I do like Doctors Gully, sounds slightly spooky.
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> Jill Jones
> Latest book:_Acrobat Music: New & Selected Poems_
> Puncher & Wattmann, 2023
>
https://puncherandwattmann.com/product/acrobat-music-new-selected-poems/
> I acknowledge the Kaurna people, traditional custodians and
songmakers
> of the land on which I live. Sovereignty was never ceded.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> Subject:On Eighth Street
>
> There are five houses but only three
>
> claim a numbered Eighth Street address,
>
> the two at the top opting for Main Street status.
>
> That leaves numbers two, three and four.
>
> There is no number one. Very egalitarian.
>
> Once in Eighth Street there is no way out.
>
> No forward way at least. Go straight on
>
> and you’ll plunge into Doctor’s Gully.
>
> So turn into a driveway at number 3 or 4
>
> if you’ve gone as far as the grass verge.
>
> In number two behind the old post office
>
> Laurie remembers when Hepburn houses
>
> had no numbers, only names.
>
> So he would have delivered mail
>
> to Perini House, now number four
>
> bw
>
>
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