I wrote my lines knowing that my wife had already ordered her bookcase -
and it has been delivered,
all very suitable for her and her eye,
and her many books constantly arriving,
psych and phil,
heavyweights all…
Floor strong, thanks Patrick.
I still had in reserve the rhymes edge/ledge/wedge.
My Dunedin friend wedges front bottom ledges
to ensure against forward tilt.
On Mar 25, 2015, at 10:44, Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Max Check the floor first and these can't be our 3" high jobbies but maybe
> concrete blocks -with love from P long since ex architect :-)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Max Richards
> Sent: 25 March 2015 14:57
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: 'Shelving'
>
> Shelving
>
> Planks and bricks
> will do the trick,
> support your books -
> shelves cost such bucks!
>
> Adjustable, reliable,
> sturdy, extendable,
> de- and re-constructable,
> earthquake-resistable! -
>
> depending on the Richter scale
> and how far books go up the wall.
> Take steps against a forward tilt -
> a chock in front may stop a fall.
>
> One-brick gaps suit shortest
> books, taller one'n'a-half.
> Those old books on artists
> hog the two-brick shelf.
>
> Your long shelf, should it
> sag in time - slide in a mid-
> plank brick - would it
> spoil the pattern? - wrap
> around an old book jacket.
>
> Resist the wife's request
> for bookcases when at last
> your debts are put to rest.
> She only wants to waste
>
> good dollars better spent
> on books, more books,
> on Classic Jazz, the Bachs;
> vinyl tall, short CD boxes.
>
> Life is long, the walls are short,
> reading and listening ought
> to flourish in this flat -
> so furniture need not be bought
>
> while bricks with planks
> earn all our thanks.=
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