Hi Douglas -this way it goes down better with my partner janet if I am at a poetry reading -when I did it the other way everybody turned round and looked at her! Cheers Douglas Ps whereas in real life -should be two versions -----Original Message----- From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Douglas Barbour Sent: 21 July 2010 16:17 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: pat snap ( _+=(_+=(_+=( Wednesday, 21 July 2010 'she' always has the 'edge' in these, Patrick.... Doug On 21-Jul-10, at 2:16 AM, Patrick McManus wrote: > WHEN HE > > when he crossed > swords with her > he soon discovered > that he was naked > wielding a > blunt toothpick > and > she a > finely honed > samurai sword > backed up with > a dirk and mace > and in full > tried and tested > armour > > > pmcmanus > q681 > 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.h tml if you dribble past five defenders, it isnt called sheer prose Tom Leonard