Paul
you are getting seriously silly: 'dust' as a word has no inherent poetic or
unpoetic qualities, it depends how it's deployed in a poem, like 'silence'.
As for 'shards' and 'seagull's wings' I'd agree with you, but I didn't see
any of such in Alison's poem, which was the original subject of this, erm,
debate, and heaven knows what she's going to make of all this when she wakes
up (in a different time-zone, remember, Paul) the poor woman!
Best
Dave
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Murphy" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 4:31 PM
Subject: Ashes to Ashes
> Ashes to Ashes
> Funk to Funky
> We all know
> That Major Tom´s
> A junky.
>
> I suppose Bowie encapsulates in this opening what I
> mean about the word dust, it is so tired, it needs a
> rest in a care room for the next zillion years.
>
> Ashes to Ashes
> Dust to Dust
>
> We all know this dreadful jingle at funerals, all
> standing around the grave while most of us would want
> to dance on the grave. At least it might demonstrate
> that we are more alive than the person 6 feet under.
> (a priest did this recently, in Australia, I think...)
>
> The same goes for ´silent´, ´silence´, ´sensual´,
> ´porous´, and all of the rest of those State of the
> Art words of yesteryear. That´s not to say that the
> word ´dust should never be used, but if it is used it
> should be given a funny twist, in order to make it
> live again (give it a little resurrection).
>
> ´Stipling´, ´shard´, ´patina´, ´seagull´s wings´,
> ´gloomy´, ´moribund´, ´pain´, ´death´, ´black mood´,
> ´candle´and ´candles´, (out, out, brief candle),
> ´tomb´, ´little´ etc etc etc.
>
> ciao-ciao,
> Paul Murphy
>
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