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What do you expect in Queensland :-) -----Original Message----- From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Bill Wootton Sent: 30 July 2014 10:51 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Far North Queensland Motel snap Yes perhaps this would be better than leaving reviews on Tripadvisor. Bill On Wed, Jul 30th, 2014 at 4:53 PM, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > ring of truth, lots visualisable, and audible, a story that makes me > flinch. > > Can you now circulate what you have written as a parting thank you gift? > > Max > > On 29 Jul 2014, at 9:07 pm, Bill Wootton <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > Far North Queensland Motel > > > > High feathery leaves on a huge squat poinciana, slick green savannah > > palms, overlooming date palms, canopy ferns, the odd spidery > > white-flowered daffodil all visible from open-slid rear glass > > wall-tall doors. > > > > Eye follows cracked path to crazy-paved saltwater pool surround. But > > what's that two-toned, high-pitched whistling sound? There, again > > and now a third time so no mere repetition, a pattern. Emerge from > > inside, > > > > pad down to pool end. Thar she blows: pool filter, motel stay > > wrecker, outside time spoiler. Mrs Motel offers to switch off the > > timer and does, allowing brief poolside recline but tattooed hubby > > reverses > > > > the procedure, filches out a few leaves, meets the eyes of no > > bookreading guests, lurches off. > > What, I suppose, can you expect for a hundred bucks a night? Do you > > want courtesy with that? > > > > bw > >