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Ah, the current scene. We all get that feeling. I’d agree that you don’t need that final stanza, John. Maybe we can retrieve the words eventually Patrick. Doug > On Mar 30, 2016, at 4:32 AM, [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > thank you Bill and Patrick. > very encouraging. I shall consider all > suggestions. > > Cheers, John. > >> ----Original Message---- >> From: > [log in to unmask] >> Date: 30/03/2016 10:28 >> To: > <[log in to unmask]> >> Subj: Re: pat snap 732? _-*-__-*-__-*-__-*- > __-*-__-*-__-*-_ >> >> Hi John lovely morning here in Raynes Park !! >> nice > subject to tackle >> I did wonder about finishing at >> 'Mount Rushmore > crumbles >> in shame.' >> or the bugle has sounded >> for me the further > verse rather spell it out what is nicely implied >> cheers P >> >> ----- > Original Message----- >> From: [log in to unmask] >> Sent: > Wednesday, March 30, 2016 9:18 AM >> To: [log in to unmask] > >> Subject: Re: pat snap 732? _-*-__-*-__-*-__-*-__-*-__-*-__-*-_ >> > >> Patrick, >> >> I thought you might like mine on the same subject. >> > >> suggestions for improvement always welcome. >> >> Hair Raising Happenings > >> >> >> Snakes are hiding in holes >> the coyotes are howling >> buffalo > stampeding. >> >> Rats are running to Mexico >> while they still can. > >> Elephants are >> trumpeting >> Donkeys are braying >> Wall street is > bricking it. >> Las Vegas is >> turning out the lights, >> Old Faithful has > failed >> the fault is slipping >> >> tremors are felt across the land. > >> Mount Rushmore crumbles >> in shame. >> >> The bugle has sounded. >> >> The > world looks on laughing, >> looks on in >> bewilderment, >> looks on in > horror and fear. >> >> >> >> John. >> >>> ----Original >> Message---- >>> From: > [log in to unmask] >>> Date: 30/03/2016 7: >> 57 >>> To: > <[log in to unmask]> >>> Subj: pat snap 732? _-*-__-*-__-*- >> __-*- > __-*-__-*-__-*-_ >>> >>> Word >>> >>> in a >>> nightmare >>> in a >>> darkened >> > >>> greying world >>> as he >>> crouched >>> cowered >>> in fear >>> he realised > >>> that >> the >>> word trump >>> would never >>> mean the >>> same again >>> >>> > >>> pmcmanus >> >>> r953 >>> >>> an extra! >>> >>> X >>> >>> Sadly >>> His polter >>> Had > geisted >>> >>> >>> pmcmanus >> >>> r947 >>> >> Douglas Barbour [log in to unmask] https://eclecticruckus.wordpress.com/ Recent publications: (With Sheila E Murphy) Continuations & Continuations 2 (UofAPress). Recording Dates (Rubicon Press). Done in by creation itself. I mean the gods. Not us. Well us too. The gods moved into books. Who wrote the books? We wrote the books. In whose dream, then are we dreaming? Robert Kroetsch.