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Thanks, Doug, Andrew, Patrick. At least I managed a mirror poem without using the word reflection. Bill On Thu, 4 Apr 2019 at 4:17 am, Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Some neat twists & turns here, Bill; I especially enjoyed 2. > > Doug > > > On Apr 3, 2019, at 2:38 AM, Patrick McManus < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > mirror mirror > > > > on the wall > > > > who is the > > > > finest poet > > > > of them all > > > > haha P > > > > On 02/04/2019 23:14, Bill Wootton wrote: > >> Mirrors come at you > >> > >> Don’t you hate that > >> > >> > >> You’re in a hurry > >> > >> and that pace > >> > >> > >> comes right > >> > >> back at you > >> > >> > >> Think YOU’RE busy - > >> > >> what do you reckon’s > >> > >> > >> going on > >> > >> back here > >> > >> > >> 2 > >> > >> > >> Things unhappen > >> > >> when you turn away > >> > >> from a mirror > >> > >> > >> When you return > >> > >> did they ever really > >> > >> happen at all > >> > >> > >> 3 > >> > >> > >> A suspended pocket > >> > >> defying > >> > >> its two dimensionality > >> > >> the mirror offers > >> > >> - if not the full gamut - > >> > >> a persuasive portion > >> > >> of what you’d swear > >> > >> sits before your eyes > >> > >> > >> 4 > >> > >> > >> Unmirrored life > >> > >> in unmirrored rooms > >> > >> or away from glass, > >> > >> far from unruffled water, > >> > >> even puddles, > >> > >> seems so > >> > >> lacking. > >> > >> > >> We do > >> > >> and are seen doing, > >> > >> doubly, > >> > >> in mirrorland. > >> > >> Some comfort > >> > >> to know > >> > >> we’re never really > >> > >> alone > >> > >> > >> bw > >> > > Douglas Barbour > [log in to unmask] > https://eclecticruckus.wordpress.com/ > > Recent publications: (With Sheila E Murphy) Continuations & Continuations > 2 (UofAPress). > Recording Dates (Rubicon Press). > Listen. If (UofAPress): > > > Something else is out there > godamnit > > And I want to hear it > > C.D.Wright > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ######################################################################## > > To unsubscribe from the POETRYETC list, click the following link: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=POETRYETC&A=1 > ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the POETRYETC list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=POETRYETC&A=1