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yea, i hope jurgen organized a few mistress encounters so the poor ole chap could truly rest in peace. not knowing his recently widowed half cougar half milf life partner would have the nerve and so quickly have a replacement stand in to pay her last respects at his grave. c'mon joodlizer! that's not love. that's total b*tch gold digger syndrome. what do you think jurgen's best mates thought of the old lady bringing her new shag to the send off. On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 10:11 PM, Brian Hawkins <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > Thanks Judy, > > you've clarified some elements of this entertaining poem that I was a bit > puzzled by. I took the final line to be some sort of snide or sarcastic > reference to the wife having taken a new lover (pre Jurgen's decease?) and > couldn't quite work it out. Also: why the specificity of "2 October"? > > Brian > > --- On Wed, 7/10/09, Judy Prince <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > From: Judy Prince <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: snap: HIS BEST SHIRT > To: [log in to unmask] > Received: Wednesday, 7 October, 2009, 11:30 PM > > Thanks Partick, Angel, and Andrew; it's terrific to know the snap may've > hit > a resonant chord, and to know just where it might've resonated. > The men and women I've known and loved most have the Jurgen tendency---as > well as the K,J and F tendency. Kind of like "penny wise and pound > foolish", it's universal. > > Good laugh, Andrew! A thought: Females throw away their partners' stuff > with impunity, but a male wouldn't dare do it with hers. Hmm.... > > And Angel, you nailed it: Frances loved Jurgen. Her words at his funeral > were a tribute to him; she'd had no need to replace him because he wasn't > "broke" [meaning she'd always been sexually and sensually drawn to him]. > > Best, > > Judy > > 2009/10/7 andrew burke <[log in to unmask]> > > > I understand the man, and I understand the poem. (I save things and my > wife > > throws them out - somewhat quickly for my taste.) If I complain, I may be > > next ... > > > > 2009/10/7 Angel Marquez <[log in to unmask]> > > > > > at least she waited it out. > > > stacking and labeling resonated well with the tone of voice the key > > phrase > > > conjured. > > > > > > the red ribbon and bow are killer. > > > > > > On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 11:05 AM, Judy Prince > > > <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > > > > > > > HIS BEST SHIRT > > > > Jurgen's spleen rejected waste > > > > the sort that his children and otherwise > > > > frugal wife quietly ordered online > > > > > > > > these substitutions for chronically ill > > > > but working computer towers, keyboards > > > > mouses, printers, cellphones, refrigerators > > > > mattresses, and eyeglasses > > > > > > > > insulted Jurgen who mantra'ed aloud > > > > "If it ain't dead, don't replace it," whilst > > > > Kelsey and Jane and Frances unboxed > > > > sleek grey metal electronic cubes and cords > > > > > > > > and Jurgen refused to sleep on any sheets > > > > younger than his daughters, could be depended > > > > upon for pieces of string > > > > as well as both local newspapers > > > > dating from the day they'd bought their home > > > > all which he carried to Dad's Room in the basement > > > > and gently stacked and labeled > > > > > > > > this living library of his life which his daughters > > > > [to themselves] called Dad's Mausoleum showed > > > > family and friends that which made him proud-- > > > > his singular focus, healthy philosophy > > > > gentle triumph, his reassuring insistence > > > > on a conflated pragmatic aesthetic > > > > > > > > Discourageless, K, J and F put a shirt box > > > > beside his plate of birthday cake on 2 October > > > > their candle-blowing puckers especially energetic; > > > > Frances handed him his eyeglasses > > > > held together with paper clips, and he read > > > > their accompanying card assuring him > > > > it'd been 30 years since they'd first > > > > given him this white Oxford cloth button-down shirt > > > > so he could wear it now > > > > > > > > "But I already have white shirts I haven't worn; > > > > therefore we can keep this one for perhaps Christmas > > > > dinner with your cousins," Jurgen smiled with > > > > his happy solution, adding the red ribbon and bow > > > > to his careful collections > > > > > > > > at his funeral in November his wife > > > > remarked to her lover as they appraised > > > > the coffin'ed Jurgen in his splendid new shirt: > > > > "If it ain't broke, don't replace it." > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > > jbprince > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Andrew > > > > 'Beyond City Limits', pub. ICLL @ ECU, available at topnotch indie > > bookshops > > - list at http://hispirits.blogspot.com/ > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________________________________ > Get more done like never before with Yahoo!7 Mail. > Learn more: http://au.overview.mail.yahoo.com/ >