Millicent, I am grateful to you for your fine response to this piece. Very
good to know the lines that reach you.
Thanks! Sheila
On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 3:46 PM, MB <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> A lovely soft image of a moment in time, with a family or those who
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> "a thin smoke signature shifts blank sky."
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sheila Murphy <[log in to unmask]>
> To: POETRYETC <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wed, Dec 11, 2013 2:43 pm
> Subject: Re: Quiet
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> Kasper, thank you for the reading of this, and for your thoughtful
> response. Means a lot to hear what you say. Best, Sheila
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> On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 3:37 PM, Kasper Salonen <[log in to unmask]>
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> > I read this aloud to myself softly, and I loved the little phonetic
> bounces
> > that help the overall tone along. And the great ambiguity with "snow /
> > threads show ..." Thanks so much, Sheila.
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> > On 11 December 2013 23:13, Sheila Murphy <[log in to unmask]>
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> > > As hushed white calms the street,
> > > a thin smoke signature shifts blank sky.
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> > > Within the home, warm settles the ideas
> > > mainly horizontal, filling the small space.
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> > > One who has been heard is listening
> > > to another who releases gentle speech.
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> > > A crayon against a square of cardboard
> > > finishes the final leaf of autumn .
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> > > As afternoon melds into dusk, snow
> > > threads show in corner light, turn plush on ground.
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> > > Sheila E. Murphy
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