A deep chill, indeed, Fred. But so neatly tucked in. Especially the first. for what's often described as 'quiet horror'...I especially 'liked' (if that is the term) the final five lines.... Doug On 8-Feb-09, at 6:27 PM, Frederick Pollack wrote: > Some chilly scenes - one San Francisco, one East Coast. Douglas Barbour [log in to unmask] http://www.ualberta.ca/~dbarbour/ Latest books: Continuations (with Sheila E Murphy) http://www.uap.ualberta.ca/UAP.asp?LID=41&bookID=664 Wednesdays' http://abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2008/03/new-from-aboveground-press_10.html Awards are merely the badges of mediocrity. Charles Ives