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No, Patrick. There are lots of words ending in -tion, like 'inanition' for instance, but I was thinking of 'perturb' in the sense of a disturbance, like a minor variation, or a slight sound. Did you spot, by the way, what suggested my poem? On 12 May 2011 07:35, Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Like masturbation!!! > > -----Original Message----- > From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > Behalf Of David Bircumshaw > Sent: 12 May 2011 06:10 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: (almost ready to) snap > > Thank you Jill. Yes, 'perturbation', it has that slow laden sound, like a > far-off bell, and echoes 'reverberation' too. > > best > > dave > > > > > On 12 May 2011 00:02, [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > Ah, perturbation - such a great word. > > > > Thanks (for the other words as well), > > J > > > > ________________________ > > Jill Jones > > > > www.jilljones.com.au > > > > > > > > On Wed May 11 17:57 , David Bircumshaw <[log in to unmask]> sent: > > > > >A Slight Perturbation in the Eternal Sleep of Once Divine Emanations > > > > > >Ah, the TV lounge. Guests, too, are welcome. > > > A drifting scent of cabbages cooking slow. > > > > > >-- > > >David Joseph Bircumshaw > > >Website and A Chide's Alphabet > > >http://www.staplednapkin.org.uk > > >The Animal Subsides http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/books/animal.html > > >Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/david.bircumshaw > > >twitter: http://twitter.com/bucketshave > > >blog: http://groggydays.blogspot.com/ > > > > > > -- > David Joseph Bircumshaw > Website and A Chide's Alphabet > http://www.staplednapkin.org.uk > The Animal Subsides http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/books/animal.html > Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/david.bircumshaw > twitter: http://twitter.com/bucketshave > blog: http://groggydays.blogspot.com/ > -- David Joseph Bircumshaw Website and A Chide's Alphabet http://www.staplednapkin.org.uk The Animal Subsides http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/books/animal.html Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/david.bircumshaw twitter: http://twitter.com/bucketshave blog: http://groggydays.blogspot.com/