Davverry -no more of a subjugation sub divo subchanter subiminal subedit subcritical subbie really P subhuman P in subtopia subtruding subvoce Now exhausted <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< -----Original Message----- From: Poetryetc provides a venue for a dialogue relating to poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Patrick Mc Manus Sent: 09 May 2006 16:52 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Poem for Colin I had a subjunctive once davey-very nasty too!! P -----Original Message----- From: Poetryetc provides a venue for a dialogue relating to poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Bircumshaw Sent: 09 May 2006 12:37 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Poem for Colin My mate Colin just had a holiday from hell in exotic Lincolnshire, I'll spare you all the nitty details but below is a very short verse summary (there was worse for him when he came back but I've excluded that) Here goes: A Postcard from Skegness Got bored stiff. Then came the diarrhoea. Can't sleep. Wish it was you that was here. (the grammatically incorrect absence of the subjunctive in the final sentence is deliberate as it's a-written in the colloquial) Dave