this is very beautiful Tina. the focalisation is subtle & introspective
while having a taste of innocence.
KS
2009/10/5 Tina Bass <[log in to unmask]>
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> after the excitement of not-school and then lean , straight, marching men
> in uniform came the search for crumbly-stone to make some marks upon the
> ground . Instead, found only tiny, metal beads that all of us at school had
> anyway; held in patterns on their magnets, mesmerised. And all of us had
> magnets even though we didn’t understand why some metals cling and no-one
> said. and some beads fell
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> hot and cramped inside the barrack walls but space is opening all around
> and feel the weight of thump and drawn towards the lovely, anxious one
> inside the awkward angle and approach to watch him rub his shoes, head bent,
> back and forth while others laugh with daddy and, of course, we all know
> where we each are for one bit and sent askew with tiny upward glances and I
> didn’t, couldn't know till then that anyone was scared of him and
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> Tabby used to take the mice
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