Apart from the craftsmanship, what this recalls is Ralph Fiennes' speech about the Jewish presence in Poland for the preceding 600 years. "Today is history." Truly frightening.
Ken
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Ken Wolman http://awfulrowing.wordpress.com/
"All writers are hunters, and parents are the most available prey."
--Francine du Plessix Gray
On Aug 23, 2011, at 10:21 PM, andrew burke wrote:
> Max! So different from you. I'll have to return to it later, but I do like
> 'the future is already history.' And this time the dogs are your enemy - how
> surprising. The poem must simmer in the back of my mind as I rush to
> appointments today - I feel richer for the invasion. Andrew
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> On 24 August 2011 08:54, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> Waiting for Hitler
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>> We docile villagers
>> standing shoulder to shoulder
>> awaited the Fuhrer.
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