Fair question, P. I suppose I mean that besides watching adventures,
besides reading adventures, you can also adventure by writing. But I didn't
develop the point and you're right, the rest of the poem doesn't lead there.
B
On Wednesday, 2 November 2016, Patrick McManus <
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> Bill just one thing I wonder how write fitted in the last line -?cheers P
>
>
> On 02/11/2016 01:37, Bill Wootton wrote:
>
>> Thanks, Patrick, Sheila.
>>
>> I have already redrafted, to iron out a little inconsistency I hope.
>>
>> Adventure 2
>>
>> Boys are supposed to be drawn to outdoor adventure
>> Crashing about, bursting through adult constraints.
>>
>> Roughhousing on football fields, rafting rapids
>> hiking up mountains, tenting in extremis.
>>
>> Others settle for a watching brief: TV Tarzan
>> or vine-swinging Bomba the Jungle Boy.
>>
>> Superman boring through screen skies,
>> Clark Kent ace reporter in the big suit,
>>
>> hero in hiding, Lois Lane charmer,
>> snappy copy editor, cloakroom changer.
>>
>> See, it's assumed adventures take place outside
>> But rollick in your head with Jack Schaeffer on the open
>>
>> range, get down where the iguanas play with Cormac.
>> You'll get more than your fill of adventura,
>>
>> the original Latin root, meaning 'to arrive'.
>> Switch on, open page: read, write, you're there!
>>
>> bw
>> 2.11.16
>>
>> On Wednesday, 2 November 2016, Sheila Murphy <[log in to unmask]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Bill, I like this! Comes to life - really!
>>>
>>> On Tue, Nov 1, 2016 at 3:07 PM, Patrick McManus <
>>> [log in to unmask] <javascript:;>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Bill this reminds me -when a kid we rarely got American comics (what a
>>>> treat )and they had a very special smell!part of the enjoyment/escape
>>>>
>>>> thanks P
>>>>
>>>> not too sure about bores boringly??
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 01/11/2016 21:38, Bill Wootton wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Boys are supposed to be drawn to adventure
>>>>> Crashing about, bursting through adult constraints
>>>>>
>>>>> Others settle for a watching brief: Tarzan on TV
>>>>> or vine-swinging Bomba the Jungle Boy
>>>>>
>>>>> Superman bores through the skies boringly
>>>>> Clark Kent the reporter in the big suit,
>>>>>
>>>>> hero in hiding, Lois Lane charmer,
>>>>> snappy copy editor, more the adventurer
>>>>>
>>>>> See, it's assumed adventures take place outside
>>>>> But rollick with Jack Schaeffer on the open range,
>>>>>
>>>>> get down where the iguanas play with Cormac
>>>>> You'll get more than your fill of adventura,
>>>>>
>>>>> the original Latin root, meaning 'to arrive'.
>>>>> Open that page: read, write, you're there!
>>>>>
>>>>> bw
>>>>>
>>>>>
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