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01-05-2007, 05:45 PM

On 2007-01-05, limeylew@gmail.com <limeylew@gmail.com> wrote:

> Claire Petersky wrote:
>> The chain was a ribbon of rivets, slick as an owl's snot,
>> The bulb was a ghostly halogen, its filament glowing hot,
>> The road was a sinew of darkness, but my light was steady and bright.
>> My frame was the color of egg yolk,
>> The moonlight glint from my wheel spoke
>> As I savored the spin of my pedal stroke, into the jeweled night

> I have to wonder how that person developed an intimate familiarity with
> the snot of an owl?

There are great sacrifices expected of the True Artist; remember that
the next time you are tempted to denigrate a poet.

--

John (john@os2.dhs.org)

01-05-2007, 05:45 PM	#5 (permalink)
John Thompson Posts: n/a	Re: Remembering the poetry of erstwhile poster Van Bagnol On 2007-01-05, limeylew@gmail.com <limeylew@gmail.com> wrote: > Claire Petersky wrote: >> The chain was a ribbon of rivets, slick as an owl's snot, >> The bulb was a ghostly halogen, its filament glowing hot, >> The road was a sinew of darkness, but my light was steady and bright. >> My frame was the color of egg yolk, >> The moonlight glint from my wheel spoke >> As I savored the spin of my pedal stroke, into the jeweled night > I have to wonder how that person developed an intimate familiarity with > the snot of an owl? There are great sacrifices expected of the True Artist; remember that the next time you are tempted to denigrate a poet. -- John (john@os2.dhs.org)