Dave thanks interesting I had not thought of that could be both!!! Or I could add yet another 'it' '- 'and it blew off' P what a delight to receive a crit from the top poetic brains! XXXX -----Original Message----- From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Bircumshaw Sent: 20 June 2012 10:48 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: patsnap -<">.<">!<">.<">-Wednesday, 20 June 2012 Patrick 'blew off' seems to take 'he' as its subject On 20 June 2012 09:16, Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > HE STUPIDLY > > he stupidly > wrote his snap > poetryetc snap > on paper > on a parapet > on a bridge > over a river > and blew off > fell -dropped into > the raging river > where it floated > far out of sight > got waterlogged > got sodden > got sunk into > the waterweeds > Elodea canadensis > and got nibbled > by minnows > and attacked > by > pathogenic microorganisms > Schistosomatidae, > Cyclospora cayetanensis > Campylobacteriosis > Polyomaviruses > Leptospirosis > Salmonellosis > and finally > Legionellosis > which sadly > completely > finished it > off > > > pmcmanus > r88 > -- David Joseph Bircumshaw "We are shallow, mababaw ang kaligayahan." -* F. Sionil José* 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/