https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?RSS&L=POETRYETC&v=1.0POETRYETC List
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A0=POETRYETC
POETRYETC List Archives2024-03-19T00:57:17ZPowered by L-Soft's LISTSERV mailing list manager
http://www.lsoft.com/products/listserv-powered.asp
http://www.lsoft.com/images/listserv_small.gifRe: Scorchio!
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;e76b56f6.2403
Like the light and dark imagery you use, Dominic. Bit jack of the sun’s<br>indifferent amnesty here this summer but appreciate the prepared rays you<br>assemble in your poem.<br><br>Bill<br><br>On Tue, 19 Mar 2024 at 2:45 AM, Dominic Fox <dominic.fox@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br>> Today, as it is out, I will turn my face to the sun -<br>> the mild cold enlivening, mid-day with jumpers off.<br>> I feel I am emerging into something.<br>> The shadows along the trail go cringing back<br>> into their shadows.<br>> There is more life to go around my limbs:<br>> the head-cold not [...]
2024-03-19T11:57:04+11:00Bill Woottonhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;e76b56f6.2403Scorchio!
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;a61072e.2403
Today, as it is out, I will turn my face to the sun -<br>the mild cold enlivening, mid-day with jumpers off.<br>I feel I am emerging into something.<br>The shadows along the trail go cringing back<br>into their shadows.<br>There is more life to go around my limbs:<br>the head-cold not debilitating; work’s<br>irritations risible again.<br>A whole and plausible structure rises<br>dripping from the slough.<br>Soon it will put out legs and lumber onwards,<br>tolling its great bell.<br>I gather up some pride; the sun approves,<br>looks kindly on my time-wasting,<br>the little industry of self-indulgence.<br>I am [...]
2024-03-18T15:44:52+00:00Dominic Foxhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;a61072e.2403Re: Minus Signs
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;f1c9c36f.2403
Thanks Jill for the opening into your poem, Sheila. I should have picked up<br>more.<br><br>Bill<br><br>On Thu, 14 Mar 2024 at 1:01 AM, Sheila Murphy <sheila.murphy@gmail.com><br>wrote:<br><br>> Thanks, Bill!<br>><br>> On Tue, Mar 12, 2024 at 7:19 PM Bill Wootton <cottlesbreedge@gmail.com><br>> wrote:<br>><br>> > Not really sure what’s goi g on here, Sheila, but I like the playful<br>> > imperative tone and phrases like ‘recede/from usuality’ and ‘blink<br>> > citizenly’. No risk of cliche in your poems.<br>> ><br>> > Bill<br>> ><br>> > On Wed, 13 Mar 2024 at 8:12 am, Sheila [...]
2024-03-14T08:00:43+11:00Bill Woottonhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;f1c9c36f.2403Re: Minus Signs
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;2c4bea72.2403
Thanks, Bill!<br><br>On Tue, Mar 12, 2024 at 7:19 PM Bill Wootton <cottlesbreedge@gmail.com><br>wrote:<br><br>> Not really sure what’s goi g on here, Sheila, but I like the playful<br>> imperative tone and phrases like ‘recede/from usuality’ and ‘blink<br>> citizenly’. No risk of cliche in your poems.<br>><br>> Bill<br>><br>> On Wed, 13 Mar 2024 at 8:12 am, Sheila Murphy <sheila.murphy@gmail.com><br>> wrote:<br>><br>> > Put down no<br>> > one. Put up<br>> > funds. Recede from<br>> > Usuality. The flower<br>> > light. The sleight<br>> > of handmade plus<br>> > itself, a [...]
2024-03-13T07:00:58-07:00Sheila Murphyhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;2c4bea72.2403Re: Minus Signs
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;4a6c5ef6.2403
You capture a great deal in what you say, Jill. Yes on all the fronts you<br>name!!!<br><br>Sheila<br><br>On Wed, Mar 13, 2024 at 12:17 AM Jill Jones <jpjones@ihug.com.au> wrote:<br><br>> Hi Sheila,<br>> Enjoyed this play on various sayings, and the saying of the poem<br>> itself, including sonics/rhyme.<br>> I presume you are gesturing towards the current situation in your<br>> country, and the pip(e)squeak, etc But maybe that's just me looking<br>> through my lens.<br>> I feel that I blink citizenly a lot these days.<br>> ___________________________________________<br>> Jill Jones<br>> Latest book:_Acrobat Music: New & Selected [...]
2024-03-13T07:00:20-07:00Sheila Murphyhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;4a6c5ef6.2403Re: Snap: Heatwave
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;a8897422.2403
Jill, this is quite compelling. "Wilting even the weeds" strikes me. The<br>whole sense of immediacy and dryness alongside sound imagery with that very<br>tactile feel of bird claws sings well.<br><br>Thank you! Sheila<br><br>On Tue, Mar 12, 2024 at 11:58 PM Jill Jones <jpjones@ihug.com.au> wrote:<br><br>> sky’s mobile blue temper<br>> immediate, daunting<br>><br>> it’s fierce breath<br>> wilting even the weeds<br>> a hint of ash not far away<br>><br>> floorboards tick<br>> a dry gust shudders<br>><br>> air rattles on the roof<br>> with its bird claws and flight<br>><br>> curtains offer sympathy<br>> [...]
2024-03-13T06:58:58-07:00Sheila Murphyhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;a8897422.2403Re: pat snap 1091
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;bb46bfbc.2403
Very good one, Patrick.<br><br>On Wed, Mar 13, 2024 at 2:37 AM PATRICK MCMANUS <<br>00001adedfca1e15-dmarc-request@jiscmail.ac.uk> wrote:<br><br>><br>> SIDES<br>><br>> Outside<br>> His window<br>> It was<br>> All grey<br>> All gloomy<br>><br>> And<br>> Inside<br>> His head<br>> It was<br>> All grey<br>> All gloomy<br>><br>><br>> pmcmanus<br>> t133<br>> interested to look at these feelings<br>><br>><br>> ########################################################################<br>><br>> To unsubscribe from the POETRYETC list, click the following link:<br>> https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=POETRYETC&A=1<br>><br>> This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/POETRYETC, a<br>> mailing list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms [...]
2024-03-13T06:57:01-07:00Sheila Murphyhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;bb46bfbc.2403Re: Snap: Heatwave
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;7f65370.2403
Thanks, Patrick. There's been a couple of fires here in SA, but other states are experiencing far worse ... so far Still, it's been over 40 degrees (centigrade) here for about a week. Such fun. ___________________________________________ Jill Jones Latest book:_Acrobat Music: New & Selected Poems_ Puncher & Wattmann, 2023 https://puncherandwattmann.com/product/acrobat-music-new-selected-poems/ I acknowledge the Kaurna people, traditional custodians and songmakers of the land on which I live. Sovereignty was never ceded. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Poetryetc: poetry and poetics" To: Cc: Sent:Wed, 13 Mar 2024 09:43:44 +0000 Subject:Re: Snap: Heatwave wow tense poem tense -fires in offing thanks ------ Original [...]
2024-03-13T22:51:30+10:30Jill Joneshttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;7f65370.2403Re: pat snap 1091
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;9d102504.2403
All a bit inside outor outside in maybe ___________________________________________ Jill Jones Latest book:_Acrobat Music: New & Selected Poems_ Puncher & Wattmann, 2023 https://puncherandwattmann.com/product/acrobat-music-new-selected-poems/ I acknowledge the Kaurna people, traditional custodians and songmakers of the land on which I live. Sovereignty was never ceded. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Poetryetc: poetry and poetics" To: Cc: Sent:Wed, 13 Mar 2024 09:37:17 +0000 Subject:pat snap 1091 SIDES Outside His window It was All grey All gloomy And Inside His head It was All grey All gloomy pmcmanus t133 interested to look at these feelings ######################################################################## To unsubscribe [...]
2024-03-13T22:49:21+10:30Jill Joneshttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;9d102504.2403Re: pat snap 1091
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;680d3c0e.2403
I like the title particularly, Patrick.<br><br>Just been watching Dark Winds, Navajo series. Your poem could almost be<br>acrostic:<br>OHIAA<br>AIHIAA<br><br>Bill<br><br>On Wed, 13 Mar 2024 at 8:37 PM, PATRICK MCMANUS <<br>00001adedfca1e15-dmarc-request@jiscmail.ac.uk> wrote:<br><br>><br>> SIDES<br>><br>> Outside<br>> His window<br>> It was<br>> All grey<br>> All gloomy<br>><br>> And<br>> Inside<br>> His head<br>> It was<br>> All grey<br>> All gloomy<br>><br>><br>> pmcmanus<br>> t133<br>> interested to look at these feelings<br>><br>><br>> ########################################################################<br>><br>> To unsubscribe from the POETRYETC list, click the following link:<br>> https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=POETRYETC&A=1<br> [...]
2024-03-13T23:01:02+11:00Bill Woottonhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;680d3c0e.2403Re: blomp
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;1fa7036e.2403
You read it well, Patrick. Tradies are tradespeople, inevitably late or<br>no-shows.<br><br>Bill<br><br>On Wed, 13 Mar 2024 at 8:40 PM, PATRICK MCMANUS <<br>patrickmcmanus@btinternet.com> wrote:<br><br>> hi Bill cheers see this as moods heavy and searching hopeful ?<br>> what's tradies??<br>><br>><br>> ------ Original Message ------<br>> From: cottlesbreedge@GMAIL.COM<br>> To: POETRYETC@JISCMAIL.AC.UK<br>> Sent: Wednesday, March 13th 2024, 07:25<br>> Subject: Re: blomp<br>><br>><br>> Thanks, Jill, I have since revised the sound from blomp to thwomp.<br>> Beefy<br>> customer last night.<br>><br>> Keep ordering tradies and I’ll hang out washing and the rains should<br> [...]
2024-03-13T22:57:03+11:00Bill Woottonhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;1fa7036e.2403Re: Snap: Heatwave
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;867973f2.2403
wow tense poem tense -fires in offing thanks<br><br>------ Original Message ------<br>From: jpjones@IHUG.COM.AU<br>To: POETRYETC@JISCMAIL.AC.UK<br>Sent: Wednesday, March 13th 2024, 07:12<br>Subject: Re: Snap: Heatwave<br><br>Yes, we haven't had real rain since December tho' did get the weirdest<br>brief (but real for all that) shower a few nights ago.<br>And maybe some rain might arrive tomorrow. according to BoM. Or not.<br>We're having some tradies in to do some work all day so it probs will<br>rain, because ... :-)
2024-03-13T09:43:44+00:00PATRICK MCMANUShttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;867973f2.2403Re: blomp
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;c132ca17.2403
hi Bill cheers see this as moods heavy and searching hopeful ?<br>what's tradies??<br><br>------ Original Message ------<br>From: cottlesbreedge@GMAIL.COM<br>To: POETRYETC@JISCMAIL.AC.UK<br>Sent: Wednesday, March 13th 2024, 07:25<br>Subject: Re: blomp<br><br>Thanks, Jill, I have since revised the sound from blomp to thwomp.<br>Beefy<br>customer last night.<br><br>Keep ordering tradies and I’ll hang out washing and the rains should<br>come.<br><br>Bill<br><br>On Wed, 13 Mar 2024 at 6:10 pm, Jill Jones <jpjones@ihug.com.au><br>wrote: [...]
2024-03-13T09:40:19+00:00PATRICK MCMANUShttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;c132ca17.2403pat snap 1091
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;aac12664.2403
<br>SIDES<br> <br>Outside<br>His window<br>It was<br>All grey<br>All gloomy<br> <br>And <br>Inside<br>His head<br>It was <br>All grey<br>All gloomy<br> <br> <br>pmcmanus <br>t133<br>interested to look at these feelings <br>
2024-03-13T09:37:17+00:00PATRICK MCMANUShttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;aac12664.2403Re: blomp
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;62f79f41.2403
Thanks, Jill, I have since revised the sound from blomp to thwomp. Beefy<br>customer last night.<br><br>Keep ordering tradies and I’ll hang out washing and the rains should come.<br><br>Bill<br><br>On Wed, 13 Mar 2024 at 6:10 pm, Jill Jones <jpjones@ihug.com.au> wrote:<br><br>> Hi Bill, yep, neat. And we also get the blomp. And the skitter.<br>> Sometimes puts the wind up me until I realise what ...<br>> Lot of blue, scorching blue sky here<br>><br>> ___________________________________________<br>> Jill Jones<br>> Latest book:_Acrobat Music: New & Selected Poems_<br>> Puncher & Wattmann, 2023<br>> https://puncherandwattmann.com/product/acrobat-music-new-selected-poems/<br>> I acknowledge [...]
2024-03-13T18:25:23+11:00Bill Woottonhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;62f79f41.2403Re: Minus Signs
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;343f45f1.2403
Hi Sheila, Enjoyed this play on various sayings, and the saying of the poem itself, including sonics/rhyme. I presume you are gesturing towards the current situation in your country, and the pip(e)squeak, etc But maybe that's just me looking through my lens. I feel that I blink citizenly a lot these days. ___________________________________________ Jill Jones Latest book:_Acrobat Music: New & Selected Poems_ Puncher & Wattmann, 2023 https://puncherandwattmann.com/product/acrobat-music-new-selected-poems/ I acknowledge the Kaurna people, traditional custodians and songmakers of the land on which I live. Sovereignty was never ceded. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Poetryetc: poetry and poetics" To: Cc: Sent:Tue, 12 [...]
2024-03-13T17:46:43+10:30Jill Joneshttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;343f45f1.2403Re: Snap: Heatwave
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;c7b7959f.2403
Yes, we haven't had real rain since December tho' did get the weirdest brief (but real for all that) shower a few nights ago. And maybe some rain might arrive tomorrow. according to BoM. Or not. We're having some tradies in to do some work all day so it probs will rain, because ... :-) ___________________________________________ Jill Jones Latest book:_Acrobat Music: New & Selected Poems_ Puncher & Wattmann, 2023 https://puncherandwattmann.com/product/acrobat-music-new-selected-poems/ I acknowledge the Kaurna people, traditional custodians and songmakers of the land on which I live. Sovereignty was never ceded. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Poetryetc: poetry and poetics" To: [...]
2024-03-13T17:42:29+10:30Jill Joneshttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;c7b7959f.2403Re: blomp
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;d71a402b.2403
Hi Bill, yep, neat. And we also get the blomp. And the skitter. Sometimes puts the wind up me until I realise what ... Lot of blue, scorching blue sky here ___________________________________________ Jill Jones Latest book:_Acrobat Music: New & Selected Poems_ Puncher & Wattmann, 2023 https://puncherandwattmann.com/product/acrobat-music-new-selected-poems/ I acknowledge the Kaurna people, traditional custodians and songmakers of the land on which I live. Sovereignty was never ceded. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Poetryetc: poetry and poetics" To: Cc: Sent:Wed, 13 Mar 2024 08:11:37 +1100 Subject:blomp blomp. possum lands on the roof in the night heavy heart pieces of blue sky through [...]
2024-03-13T17:39:55+10:30Jill Joneshttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;d71a402b.2403Re: Snap: Heatwave
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;490aab68.2403
With you here, Jill, no rain for six weeks now. Floorboards do tick and<br>those winds … even plants that survive somehow look thinner.<br><br>Bill<br><br>On Wed, 13 Mar 2024 at 5:58 pm, Jill Jones <jpjones@ihug.com.au> wrote:<br><br>> sky’s mobile blue temper<br>> immediate, daunting<br>><br>> it’s fierce breath<br>> wilting even the weeds<br>> a hint of ash not far away<br>><br>> floorboards tick<br>> a dry gust shudders<br>><br>> air rattles on the roof<br>> with its bird claws and flight<br>><br>> curtains offer sympathy<br>> despite these gaudy elements<br>> passing through<br>><br> [...]
2024-03-13T18:04:37+11:00Bill Woottonhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;490aab68.2403Snap: Heatwave
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;f992b591.2403
sky’s mobile blue temper immediate, daunting it’s fierce breath wilting even the weeds a hint of ash not far away floorboards tick a dry gust shudders air rattles on the roof with its bird claws and flight curtains offer sympathy despite these gaudy elements passing through ___________________________________________ Jill Jones Latest book:_Acrobat Music: New & Selected Poems_ Puncher & Wattmann, 2023 https://puncherandwattmann.com/product/acrobat-music-new-selected-poems/ I acknowledge the Kaurna people, traditional custodians and songmakers of the land on which I live. Sovereignty was never ceded.
2024-03-13T17:27:49+10:30Jill Joneshttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;f992b591.2403Re: Minus Signs
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;2476397c.2403
Not really sure what’s goi g on here, Sheila, but I like the playful<br>imperative tone and phrases like ‘recede/from usuality’ and ‘blink<br>citizenly’. No risk of cliche in your poems.<br><br>Bill<br><br>On Wed, 13 Mar 2024 at 8:12 am, Sheila Murphy <sheila.murphy@gmail.com><br>wrote:<br><br>> Put down no<br>> one. Put up<br>> funds. Recede from<br>> Usuality. The flower<br>> light. The sleight<br>> of handmade plus<br>> itself, a sign<br>> a signatory of<br>> this manifest(o) yes<br>> and yes again.<br>> I blink citizenly,<br>> run the gamut,<br>> dramatize the pipe<br>> squeak rust effacing<br> [...]
2024-03-13T13:18:47+11:00Bill Woottonhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;2476397c.2403Minus Signs
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;f596f61c.2403
Put down no<br>one. Put up<br>funds. Recede from<br>Usuality. The flower<br>light. The sleight<br>of handmade plus<br>itself, a sign<br>a signatory of<br>this manifest(o) yes<br>and yes again.<br>I blink citizenly,<br>run the gamut,<br>dramatize the pipe<br>squeak rust effacing<br>maybe yet this<br>opal shadow browned.<br><br>Sheila E. Murphy
2024-03-12T14:12:32-07:00Sheila Murphyhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;f596f61c.2403blomp
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;9e9a28e9.2403
blomp. possum lands<br><br>on the roof in the night<br><br>heavy heart<br><br>pieces of blue sky<br><br>through windblown leaves<br><br>try to see me<br><br>bw
2024-03-13T08:11:37+11:00Bill Woottonhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;9e9a28e9.2403Re: pat snap 1090
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;422ce99c.2403
Dry poems!!! On 6 March 2024, at 21:03, Bill Wootton <cottlesbreedge@GMAIL.COM> wrote: OK, Patrick, I’ll consider a bunyip dance or a drop bear lurch. Still as<br>dry as a dead dingo’s donger here.<br><br>Bill<br><br>On Thu, 7 Mar 2024 at 12:40 am, patrickmcmanus <<br>00001adedfca1e15-dmarc-request@jiscmail.ac.uk> wrote:<br><br>> Thanks Bill Not sure if tooth fairy would make it to Oz<br>> (although a minor God like father xmas) perhaps a bunyip or drop best<br>> might oblige ?<br>> Appropriate dance would be required!<br>> Strewth my 85th coming up I am ancient and rather recently feeling it<br>> cheers all<br>><br> [...]
2024-03-06T21:33:11+00:00patrickmcmanushttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;422ce99c.2403Re: pat snap 1090
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;f1307f5e.2403
OK, Patrick, I’ll consider a bunyip dance or a drop bear lurch. Still as<br>dry as a dead dingo’s donger here.<br><br>Bill<br><br>On Thu, 7 Mar 2024 at 12:40 am, patrickmcmanus <<br>00001adedfca1e15-dmarc-request@jiscmail.ac.uk> wrote:<br><br>> Thanks Bill Not sure if tooth fairy would make it to Oz<br>> (although a minor God like father xmas) perhaps a bunyip or drop best<br>> might oblige ?<br>> Appropriate dance would be required!<br>> Strewth my 85th coming up I am ancient and rather recently feeling it<br>> cheers all<br>><br>> On 6 March 2024, at 12:23, Bill Wootton <cottlesbreedge@GMAIL.COM> wrote:<br>><br> [...]
2024-03-07T08:03:17+11:00Bill Woottonhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;f1307f5e.2403Re: domestic haiku
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;ee82540e.2403
oops spell check changed meant<br>sharp teeth or hungry teeth<br><br>------ Original Message ------<br>From: 00001adedfca1e15-dmarc-request@JISCMAIL.AC.UK<br>To: POETRYETC@JISCMAIL.AC.UK<br>Sent: Wednesday, March 6th 2024, 13:48<br>Subject: Re: domestic haiku<br><br>I see what you mean about teeth we know they<br>Maybe finish just ' sharp death's or 'hungry death's<br>Just a thought ! Teeth bite cheers<br><br>On 6 March 2024, at 12:21, Bill Wootton <cottlesbreedge@GMAIL.COM><br>wrote: [...]
2024-03-06T15:59:10+00:00PATRICK MCMANUShttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;ee82540e.2403Re: pat snap 1090
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;8e4de49.2403
I love what this does beyond the "plain facts," Patrick. Very nice. Strong.<br><br>On Wed, Mar 6, 2024 at 4:46 AM PATRICK MCMANUS <<br>00001adedfca1e15-dmarc-request@jiscmail.ac.uk> wrote:<br><br>> cheers all<br>> DROUGHT<br>><br>> Although a<br>> Committed atheist<br>> He was desperate<br>> Such a terrible drought!<br>> His farm poor farm<br>> Dry all dry dried up<br>> And<br>> So he danced<br>> A rain - rain dance<br>> Of supplication<br>> Imploring all<br>> Known gods for rain<br>> Rain from the heavens<br>> Rain from anywhere<br>> And<br>> was later blessed<br>> Blessed with a deluge<br> [...]
2024-03-06T08:04:18-07:00Sheila Murphyhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;8e4de49.2403Re: domestic haiku
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;c94c1531.2403
I see what you mean about teeth we know they Maybe finish just ' sharp death's or 'hungry death's Just a thought ! Teeth bite cheers On 6 March 2024, at 12:21, Bill Wootton <cottlesbreedge@GMAIL.COM> wrote: Thanks Sheila and Patrick. Wasn’t sure of the structure of the teeth one,<br>maybe put ‘to eat’ in the second line or drop those two words completely<br>and just leave teeth, unMilliganed at the end. [...]
2024-03-06T13:47:32+00:00patrickmcmanushttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;c94c1531.2403Re: pat snap 1090
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;668ca029.2403
Thanks Bill Not sure if tooth fairy would make it to Oz (although a minor God like father xmas) perhaps a bunyip or drop best might oblige ? Appropriate dance would be required! Strewth my 85th coming up I am ancient and rather recently feeling it cheers all On 6 March 2024, at 12:23, Bill Wootton <cottlesbreedge@GMAIL.COM> wrote: tee hee, Patrick. We need that tooth fairy here, 5mm in one day only in the<br>last five weeks. Jack of watering. [...]
2024-03-06T13:40:10+00:00patrickmcmanushttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;668ca029.2403Re: pat snap 1090
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;203a9975.2403
tee hee, Patrick. We need that tooth fairy here, 5mm in one day only in the<br>last five weeks. Jack of watering.<br><br>Bill<br><br>On Wed, 6 Mar 2024 at 10:46 pm, PATRICK MCMANUS <<br>00001adedfca1e15-dmarc-request@jiscmail.ac.uk> wrote:<br><br>> cheers all<br>> DROUGHT<br>><br>> Although a<br>> Committed atheist<br>> He was desperate<br>> Such a terrible drought!<br>> His farm poor farm<br>> Dry all dry dried up<br>> And<br>> So he danced<br>> A rain - rain dance<br>> Of supplication<br>> Imploring all<br>> Known gods for rain<br>> Rain from the heavens<br>> Rain from anywhere<br> [...]
2024-03-06T23:22:54+11:00Bill Woottonhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;203a9975.2403Re: domestic haiku
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;bc4f220a.2403
Thanks Sheila and Patrick. Wasn’t sure of the structure of the teeth one,<br>maybe put ‘to eat’ in the second line or drop those two words completely<br>and just leave teeth, unMilliganed at the end.<br><br>Bill<br><br>On Wed, 6 Mar 2024 at 10:54 pm, PATRICK MCMANUS <<br>00001adedfca1e15-dmarc-request@jiscmail.ac.uk> wrote:<br><br>> hi Bill great fun Bill works well the teeth reminded of another teeth<br>> poem<br>> by spike Milligan British Teeth from memory (bad ) finishes with the<br>> brown the grey the black and green<br>><br>><br>> ------ Original Message ------<br>> From: sheila.murphy@GMAIL.COM<br>> To: POETRYETC@JISCMAIL.AC.UK<br>> [...]
2024-03-06T23:21:08+11:00Bill Woottonhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;bc4f220a.2403Re: domestic haiku
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;dd2d964a.2403
hi Bill great fun Bill works well the teeth reminded of another teeth<br>poem<br>by spike Milligan British Teeth from memory (bad ) finishes with the<br>brown the grey the black and green<br><br>------ Original Message ------<br>From: sheila.murphy@GMAIL.COM<br>To: POETRYETC@JISCMAIL.AC.UK<br>Sent: Wednesday, March 6th 2024, 00:24<br>Subject: Re: domestic haiku<br><br>Gentle haiku sequence, Bill. I especially like the syllabics in the<br>first<br>one. All three work well! Sheila [...]
2024-03-06T11:54:44+00:00PATRICK MCMANUShttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;dd2d964a.2403pat snap 1090
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;9769acf4.2403
cheers all<br>DROUGHT<br> <br>Although a<br>Committed atheist<br>He was desperate<br>Such a terrible drought!<br>His farm poor farm<br>Dry all dry dried up<br>And <br>So he danced<br>A rain - rain dance<br>Of supplication<br>Imploring all<br>Known gods for rain <br>Rain from the heavens<br>Rain from anywhere<br>And <br>was later blessed<br>Blessed with a deluge<br>He suspected <br>That it was the <br>Tooth fairy<br>Good old <br>Tooth fairy<br> <br> <br>pmcmanus<br>t129
2024-03-06T11:45:54+00:00PATRICK MCMANUShttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;9769acf4.2403Re: Web 2.0 Pantoum
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;73e389a7.2403
Thank you, Bill.<br><br>Our world now!<br><br>On Tue, Mar 5, 2024 at 3:37 PM Bill Wootton <cottlesbreedge@gmail.com><br>wrote:<br><br>> An effective exploration, Sheila. The intensity of solitude, the<br>> questionable - but not negligible - quality of keyboard connections. The<br>> shelf life of inflections - intriguing concept.<br>><br>> Bill<br>><br>> On Wed, 6 Mar 2024 at 8:18 am, Sheila Murphy <sheila.murphy@gmail.com><br>> wrote:<br>><br>> > An architecture of involvement maybe softens solitude<br>> ><br>> > Once static screens turn less private<br>> ><br>> > I extend my hand in public likely without reaching you<br>> [...]
2024-03-05T17:24:49-07:00Sheila Murphyhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;73e389a7.2403Re: domestic haiku
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;caeeb0c7.2403
Gentle haiku sequence, Bill. I especially like the syllabics in the first<br>one. All three work well! Sheila<br><br>On Tue, Mar 5, 2024 at 2:02 PM Bill Wootton <cottlesbreedge@gmail.com><br>wrote:<br><br>> each morning<br>><br>> climbing targets<br>><br>> bathroom scales<br>><br>><br>> time machine<br>><br>> in the kitchen<br>><br>> wall clock<br>><br>><br>> above and below<br>><br>> white companions meet<br>><br>> to eat: teeth<br>><br>><br>> bw<br>><br>> ########################################################################<br>><br>> To unsubscribe from the POETRYETC list, click the following link:<br>> https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=POETRYETC&A=1<br>><br>> This message was issued to members of [...]
2024-03-05T17:24:06-07:00Sheila Murphyhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;caeeb0c7.2403Re: Web 2.0 Pantoum
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;ef1b4814.2403
An effective exploration, Sheila. The intensity of solitude, the<br>questionable - but not negligible - quality of keyboard connections. The<br>shelf life of inflections - intriguing concept.<br><br>Bill<br><br>On Wed, 6 Mar 2024 at 8:18 am, Sheila Murphy <sheila.murphy@gmail.com><br>wrote:<br><br>> An architecture of involvement maybe softens solitude<br>><br>> Once static screens turn less private<br>><br>> I extend my hand in public likely without reaching you<br>><br>> Closeness apart from geography once seemed unthinkable<br>><br>><br>><br>> Once static screens turn less private<br>><br>> If I declare affection before countless people does it intensify<br>><br> [...]
2024-03-06T09:37:26+11:00Bill Woottonhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;ef1b4814.2403Web 2.0 Pantoum
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;7ca96b60.2403
An architecture of involvement maybe softens solitude<br><br>Once static screens turn less private<br><br>I extend my hand in public likely without reaching you<br><br>Closeness apart from geography once seemed unthinkable<br><br>Once static screens turn less private<br><br>If I declare affection before countless people does it intensify<br><br>Closeness apart from geography once seemed unthinkable<br><br>Beyond a yard with yellow or red flowers, bougainvillea in profusion [...]
2024-03-05T14:17:43-07:00Sheila Murphyhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;7ca96b60.2403domestic haiku
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;9aabee20.2403
each morning<br><br>climbing targets<br><br>bathroom scales<br><br>time machine<br><br>in the kitchen<br><br>wall clock<br><br>above and below<br><br>white companions meet<br><br>to eat: teeth<br><br>bw
2024-03-06T08:02:31+11:00Bill Woottonhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=POETRYETC;9aabee20.2403