Erminia - >Mid way between the insult and the prize< What a good phrase! Can I have it? I promise I'll expand it in suitable fashion. Andrew PS: But is not Eros simply Sore in disguise? My lady complains sweetly (& proudly) of beard rash after a night of loving, and various other apres sex pains which she seems to enjoy for a couple of days - a temporary tattoo of our time together. Can we start some poems on these themes? Not posting other people's poems, but writing our own. Let us begin: pick up your pens ... ---------------------------------------- Andrew Burke Copywriting [log in to unmask] Creative Writing http://www.bam.com.au/andrew/ Editing ---------------------------------------- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%