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Me actually, Pat. Perhaps your message was scra m bled. Bill On 25/12/2013, at 9:11 PM, Patrick McManus wrote: > Max thanks -Scrabble is a great test for partners -how to lose now and then > convincingly -though recently less of a problem P of fading words fad wor > > -----Original Message----- > From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > Behalf Of Bill Wootton > Sent: 24 December 2013 21:43 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Diamonds > > Diamonds > > When two get together, > there's yang and there's yin. > That's certainly the case > with Laurel and Jim. > > Dad's a prac man > who fixes and fits. > Mum reads her fiction > when time permits. > > Mum's keen on the footy, > loyal to the Tiges. > Dad tips against them > But that's no surprise. > > Dad's scared of onions, > Mum likes hot spice. > Dad's meat and three veg > Mum's curry and rice. > > Mum likes her film stars > From Brando to Newman. > Dad'd rather do the crossword > to make him feel human. > > But for sixty years now, > they've been brooks that babble > Just don't come between them > when they settle to Scrabble. >