aha, Doug says exactly what I wanted to say but was too reticent Janet On 16 December 2010 02:28, Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > The poem is a powerful elegy, Millicent, although I'm not sure about the > rise of the final two lines, whether or not the poem really sustains that. > > Also, I dont get the 'grateful conversations' aspect; why that title? > > Doug > On 14-Dec-10, at 6:13 PM, Millicent wrote: > > Grateful Conversations Never Had >> Hamim Group garment factory in Ashulia, Dec. 2010 >> > > Douglas Barbour > [log in to unmask] > > http://www.ualberta.ca/~dbarbour/ <http://www.ualberta.ca/%7Edbarbour/> > http://eclecticruckus.wordpress.com/ > > 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 > > Most of the trouble on this planet is caused by people who must be _right_. > > William Burroughs > -- *Janet Jackson: Words with attitude & soul* Poems, performances, workshops, courses, events Creative, technical and corporate writing Editing, manuscript production, self-publishing [log in to unmask] *www.proximitypoetry.com* <http://www.proximitypoetry.com> 0406 624 578 (Australia) +61 406 624 578 (World) PO Box 258, Darlington WA 6070, Australia *Perth Poetry Club*: www.perthpoetryclub.com Breastfeeding info & help: www.breastfeeding.asn.au