& I love it Patrick. KS 2008/12/30 Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]> > ,&. > > he looked down > down into the depths > of his poetry well > but could see nothing > but still hopefully > he lowered his bucket > it disappeared > into inky darkness > furthest recesses > before a plash > could be heard > > when later > he wound it up > he was saddened > only to find > a few bent commas > and a cracked full stop > but then heartened > underneath > in the grimy silt > there lay glittering > a pure shining > burnished gold > ampersand! > ,&. > > > pmcmanus > q365 > for Peter Ciccariello >