Bill it reads differently for me without the ampersand -but personally I would prfer just 'and' also it relates nicely to the second verse -but what do I know anyway -now to attempt to disconnect my ancient washine? Washing ! machine P battling on -----Original Message----- From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Bill Wootton Sent: 29 January 2015 06:55 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: snap 28/01/15 Neat, Doug. Is the ampersand necessary? Bill > On 29 Jan 2015, at 7:19 am, Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > a casual glance & > caught under > the incandescents > > her long hair shifts > shadow lines flow > up & down the compacted strands > > Douglas Barbour > [log in to unmask] > > Recent publications: (With Sheila E Murphy) Continuations & Continuation 2 (UofAPress). > Recording Dates (Rubicon Press). > > that we are only > as we find out we are > > Charles Olson >