Well, I await your report with great anticipation: I had a sleepless night; but now I am up and about I can distract myself. I have to say that, to me, today looks much like yesterday, except that I am in a different area of Glondon.. L ----- Original Message ----- From: "Poetryetc: poetry and poetics" To: Cc: Sent:Fri, 4 Jan 2013 18:42:12 -0000 Subject:Re: snap: time for tea L I am feeling a bit like a spectral gargoyle today myself I was a special gargoyle yesterday wondering about tomorrow?? Will report back to your splendid self -----Original Message----- From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lawrence Upton Sent: 04 January 2013 18:30 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: snap: time for tea something in that region, yes L ----- Original Message ----- From: "Poetryetc: poetry and poetics" To: Cc: Sent:Fri, 4 Jan 2013 06:40:05 +1100 Subject:Re: snap: time for tea ah, nth, then. B On 04/01/2013, at 3:51 AM, Lawrence Upton wrote: > to the degree that it is like two hands drumming on mahogany of > delight > > L > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Poetryetc: poetry and poetics" > To: > Cc: > Sent:Thu, 3 Jan 2013 10:03:53 +1100 > Subject:Re: snap: time for tea > > Is the sound of emptiness crumpling anything like one-handed > applause, Lawrence? > > Bill > > On 03/01/2013, at 12:29 AM, Lawrence Upton wrote: > >> >> >> push scraps further >> >> with mute apology >> >> to reach quiet >> >> a maunder of pallid utterance >> >> desiring euphoria >> >> or servicing catastrophe >> >> spectral gargoyles >> >> distorting and swallowing >> >> gripping entrancement >> >> preparing a strong face >> >> for giddiness breaking >> >> closeness and monotony >> >> obscuration by wraiths >> >> a mahogany of delight >> >> we are experiencing >> >> he said but not aloud >> >> emptiness crumpled in his hands > >