Thanks for the fresh detail, Andrew. Has Geoff seen it? Amused by nice Geoff getting himself in trouble - http://southerlyjournal.com.au/2014/11/12/obscurity-in-poetry-a-spectrum/ as detailed by - http://www.sydneyreviewofbooks.com/australian-poetry-reviewing/ best from Max On Feb 3, 2015, at 23:36, Andrew Burke <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > He sits, eyes closed, > by the bandstand. > All about are watching > each move of singer > and horn men, bass player > in back like a tree swaying. > Now, the volume rises, > melody tighter and tighter, > and his left arm jolts up, > hand waving a figure in the air. > The drummer is his puppeteer, > stringing him along, then > dropping his left hand to > join his right, patting a fast > drum roll on his knee. > The diner beside him turns > and, seeing his eyes closed, > smiles and looks back > at the band. > > > > Andrew > http://hispirits.blogspot.com/ > 'Undercover of Lightness' > http://walleahpress.com.au/recent-publications.html > 'Shikibu Shuffle' > http://abovegroundpress.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/new-from-aboveground-press-shikibu.html