[lit-ideas] Re: Tuesday Poem

  • From: "John McCreery" <john.mccreery@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 15:35:13 +0900

How is it that
someone half a world
away
can
write a poem
that so perfectly
captures
my black
dog?

John

On 6/7/06, David Ritchie <ritchierd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
late at night

aye, funny old thing life
that we should finish up in a bar here together
in the middle of... where is it now
an' everyone else with something important to do
very nice to meet you, by the way
I'll get us a round

I'm flattered
that's very good of you
do you write too
no, it's true
blather loves company

while it's quiet, will I tell you a fantasy
you can tell me yours
heather heywood's her name
not a clue or care how she looks

the voice of a siren
suck a man down, helpless
like dinosaurs in tar pits
like legionnaires in b movies
like butter going on hot crumpets

by yon castle wa'
that's the tune
the rest is pretty much crap
just my view

so gie's a clue
Franz Ferdinand
aye, I've heard of him
he's dead though, no

oh, a band
aye
very good

David Ritchie,
Portland, Oregon

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