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I haven't received Max's snap yet but I have Patrick's response to it. Something has gone wrong somewhere. Tina -------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] http://www.fatmandancing.co.uk http://www.myspace.com/fat_man_dancing >From: Patrick Mc Manus <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Poetryetc provides a venue for a dialogue relating to poetry and > poetics <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: snap: Crops >Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 07:53:48 -0000 > >Enjoyed that Max esp 'Is there anything in the fridge?' >That feeling !!!will give to my Oz partner thanks > >-----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: 21 February 2007 02:47 >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: snap: Crops > >Crops > >February's the month >when heat-waves settle in for days >relieved by passing storms. >These moisten some lucky acres > >then vanish leaving clammy >mornings and irritable noons. >Just now we watched above >the lake our lone pelican > >circle harassed by eighty >or so white cockatoos. >The big bird lets down long >sinewy paddles to settle > >near the island where fish >lunch unaware of that beak. >The loud cockies, querulous >as if blaming the heat > >on the pelican, veer away >and throng a hillside >already in shade, pecking >the stubble for hors d'oeuvres. > >Can February fatten any of us? >Berries on these straggly bushes >are reddening pleasingly >but no-one's nibbling. > >Before our very eyes >rainbow lorikeets raped >the unripe crabapples >on our tiny front patch. > >The two oak trees have shed >leafy twigs and acorns. >Whichever birds these suit >is OK by me. I pocket > >just two acorns, and two >baby pine-cones, for the dish >on the cool hall-stand beside >the feather collection. > >Is there anything in the fridge? >I take my time looking, >letting the draught flow >round me, resting my hand > >first on the bottles' chill, >then on the bowl with leftover >apple puree - yes - last >of our haul from Harcourt, > >apple capital of Victoria, >with ice cream from the freezer. >The pelican in my mind's eye >is cropping one fish after another. > > >Wednesday 21 February 2007 > >Max Richards >Doncaster, Victoria > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------ >This email was sent from Netspace Webmail: http://www.netspace.net.au