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Good one, Lawrence. Between ‘conversationally’ and ‘non-speakers’ there’s an arc left in the air perhaps? M in Seattle On Jan 28, 2015, at 4:58, Lawrence Upton <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I said once, to myself > > or perhaps to my lover, > > that being close to animals > > will make us more human: > > > > she sneered at me > > for speaking to a donkey - > conversationally - > > on our way to eat, > > my hands danked by donkey tongue... > > it is two way, not magic - > > a rabbit's foot does nothing > > but lames the rabbit -- > > > > seek out animals > > like one who lost them -- > > non-speakers