a kind of weird Shakespearean sonnet, Barry, with that killer final couplet.
Oddly, one of the 'clearest' of this kind, but moving eccentrically as usual nevertheless....
Doug
On 2011-02-16, at 4:57 PM, Barry Alpert wrote:
> CHARLES BURNETT TALKED & ANSWERED QUESTIONS (modestly)
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