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Ah, Max, it occurred to me as I posted that this might not be clear to
northern cousins, about tramps, but I let it fly.

Wanted to establish contrast between this graceful bouncer's landings and
those of clunky coffee cups.

Does this do it better, or am I laying it on with a trowel?


as latte glasses
clink and settle

on saucers
in adjacent cafe

Bill

On Wednesday, 24 February 2016, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Ah, it took me a long time -
>
> one read -
>
> one long rest -
>
> one re-read
>
> to realize that
>
> tramp
>
> is short for
>
> trampoline!
>
> OK, Bill light having dawned,
>
> I do see a lot nicely observed here.
>
> Max
>
> On Feb 23, 2016, at 13:05, Bill Wootton <[log in to unmask]
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
>
> > Squat bearded
> > middle-aged man
> >
> > loose tan t-shirt hovering
> > over easy-fit 3/4 pants
> >
> > bouncing heavy
> > much deeper
> >
> > than lithe
> > pre-pubescent girls
> >
> > on surrounding tramps
> > suddenly launches
> >
> > inverts
> > eases through air
> >
> > lands perfectly
> > on the downbeat
> >
> > then reverses
> > the movement
> >
> > head over heels
> > backwards landing
> >
> > with similar grace
> > bounces on
> >
> > Latte glasses
> > clink
> >
> > to saucers
> > in adjacent cafe
> >
> > bw
>