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A benefit of being a rural idyllist - one of the few, apparently. ;) Cal -----Original Message----- From: Poetryetc provides a venue for a dialogue relating to poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Max Richards Sent: Wednesday, 24 January 2007 11:53 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Snap Wed 24/1 ah, McNaught's comet... which eluded us here in Doncaster, Vic, yet again last night... saw merely the new moon engulfed from below by a cloud bank... this poem will make it even more extraordinary if and when we sight it. Max Quoting Caleb Cluff <[log in to unmask]>: > Penknife > > Last night a comet bleached our sky > I took a penknife and made three cuts > > undid a seam to put the comet in > sliced a vein to dye its tail > and cut a twig > > to prop that undeserving night > from where it had been taken > > Caleb Cluff > Majorca, Vic > 24/1/07 > > ======================================================================== ====== > The information contained in this email and any attachment is confidential > and > may contain legally privileged or copyright material. It is intended only > for > the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient of this > email, you are not permitted to disseminate, distribute or copy this email or > any attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify > the > sender immediately and delete this email from your system. The ABC does not > represent or warrant that this transmission is secure or virus free. Before > opening any attachment you should check for viruses. The ABC's liability is > limited to resupplying any email and attachments > ======================================================================== ====== > ------------------------------------------------------------ This email was sent from Netspace Webmail: http://www.netspace.net.au ============================================================================== The information contained in this email and any attachment is confidential and may contain legally privileged or copyright material. It is intended only for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you are not permitted to disseminate, distribute or copy this email or any attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this email from your system. The ABC does not represent or warrant that this transmission is secure or virus free. Before opening any attachment you should check for viruses. The ABC's liability is limited to resupplying any email and attachments ==============================================================================