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Well, since Don Paterson (or 'The Don' as we like to call him in poetry circles) won the Forward prize for his new collection 'Rain' last night, here's one from that book: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poem.html?id=237466 Not particularly cheery! Andrew Jackson Senior Information Manager Knowledge Services Group NHS Education for Scotland Clifton House (1st Floor) Clifton Place Glasgow G3 7LD e-mail: [log in to unmask] Tel: 0141 352 2917 Mobile: 07896 178366 www.shelcat.org >>> "Bishop, Tom" <[log in to unmask]> 08/10/2009 14:34 >>> Bits of Me by Roger McGough (hopefully the formatting will survive the transition to mail servers!) When people ask: 'How are you?' I say, 'Bits of me are fine.' And they are. Lots of me I'd take anywhere. Be proud to show off. But it's the bits that can't be seen that worry. The boys in the backroom who never get introduced. The ones with the Latin names who grumble about the hours I keep and bang on the ceiling when I'm enjoying myself. The overseers. The smug biders of time. Over the years our lifestyles have become incompatible. We were never really suited and now I think they want out. One day, on cue, they'll down tools. Then it's curtains for me. (Washable plastic on three sides.) Post-op. Pre-med. The bed nearest the door. Enter cheerful staff nurse (Irish preferably). 'And how are you today?' (I see red.) Famous last words: 'Bits of me are fine.' On cue, dead. Tom Bishop | Information Services Manager | Library and Information Services The Royal College of Surgeons of England | 35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields | London WC2A 3PE t: 020 7869 6530 | e: [log in to unmask] | w: http://www.rcseng.ac.uk<http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/> ________________________________ This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This correspondence is intended for the named recipient. If it is received or accessed by any individual or organisation other than stated, the recipient must treat the information contained in the correspondence as confidential and dispose of it appropriately. As a public body, NHS Education for Scotland may be required to make available emails as well as other written forms of information as a result of a request made under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. ----------------------------------------------------------------------