As I said, Barry, I do a lot. Stephen Scobie & I first did these in
The Pirates of Pen's Chance, & I've done various kinds in some of my
books. I find it an intriguing way to generate poems....
Doug
On 27-Nov-08, at 6:13 AM, Barry Alpert wrote:
> Thanks, Candice, for solving this puzzle, though for 44 years I've
> always regarded the
> process as spelling out words via individual letters down the left
> margin. I might try
> Doug's strategy in the future, though I wonder if he can point to
> other examples.
>
> Barry
>
>
> On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:23:38 -0800, MC Ward <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> the
>> truth
>> is
>> replaced
>> by
>> silence
>> and
>> the
>> silence
>> is
>> a
>> lie
>>
>> Nice one, Doug!
>>
>> Candice
>>
>>
>>
>
Douglas Barbour
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