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Roger enjoy that trip -go for it best wishes Patrick On 01/10/2019 13:16, Roger Day wrote: > Hi, I don't post here that often these days but I do have fond > memories of this list and friends with people on it. I owe you this > courtesy. > > I have been diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer, and pancreatic > cancer. I'm not kicking off any time soon - the meds I'm on have > shrunk the cancer. How long for is a guess but enough and there are > other meds. I am lucky in that I'm without pain. I have that waiting > for me. > > In the meantime I've booked a train trip to Marseille and Rome, mostly > to see the Chateau d'If and the Spanish Steps but also to take in the > art. I'll be in Italy for 3 weeks. > > Anyway, a poem Foxes: > > The foxes came that summer > swift objects darting > between blades of grass > and into narrow spaces > nipping each other > in confirmation and hello > > At rest, their dark ears > peered above the unkempt grass > hiding from the scythe > a respite between swings > > Bowling and tumbling > head over bushy tail > between a red rose and the flare > of an orange marigold > the mysterious ferns > and yesterday's Italian pillar > all attempts at order gone > > ######################################################################## > > 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