Ha, Bill. A gift from another, eh. But it would only happen 'after the poetry reading’; right? Doug > On Dec 17, 2019, at 1:59 PM, Bill Wootton <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > At the Five Flags > > after the poetry reading > > we order risotto at the bar > > take a table in the sun > > > ‘Old is the new black’ > > T-shirt marches towards us > > Here, she says, depositing cutlery > > You’ll need weapons > > > 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): Swept snow, Li Po, by dawn’s 40-watt moon to the road that hies to office away from home. Lorine Niedecker ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the POETRYETC list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=POETRYETC&A=1