Yes, I agree that this is not the best of Anton's written work though it
has
some interesting imagery.
The ending is no doubt perlexing to someone outside the UK as it refers
to a popular Channel 4 lexicographical/mathematical quiz called
'Countdown'
which always ends on the 'Countdown conundrum' in which a nine
letter anagram has to be solved within 30 seconds.
This may make the ending less hard to fathom but probably does not
necessarily
improve the quality of the verse.
Andrew
Janet wrote
>Or Jow might - it was Jow's line. I just pulled it out to be a title.
>Not sure whether I like that "Still Life" or not.
>The ending's hard to fathom (or I'm missing something).
Janet
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