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Cheers Bill keep a look out for the lonelybpen maybe at a poetry event !!! Yes ink/biro first for me am too slow a typist for keyboarding:-) -----Original Message----- From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Bill Wootton Sent: 26 November 2014 08:41 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: pat snap yes another one! 655 _"^*+-_ "^*+-_ "^*+-_ Ah, so, Pat, can we presume that your works are transcribed from pen and ink to keyboard characters? Looking forward to Poet's Pen's Revenge. Bill > On 26 Nov 2014, at 7:11 pm, Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > POET'S PEN > > I am his pen > a fine old > trusty stainless > steel nibbed > faithful workhorse > I write all his poems > but does he care? > do I get a thanks? > no he let's me run out! > then gets in a state > never cleans my nib > never cares for me > I try to correct > his worse failings > don't talk to me > about his grammar > appalling spelling > and all the rest > I never blot > have never blotted > even when shaken > in his vile temper > I've had enough! > I just feel like > leaving myself > behind at one of > his interminable > boring tedious > poetry workshops > someone might > pick me up! > take me home! > appreciate! > cherish! > love me! > > > pmcmanus > r637 >