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Saturday, June 28, 2014
The glittering fall
7 comments:
Alas, I must once again remind large numbers of Chinese salesmen and other worldwide peddlers that if they fall into the Gulf of Spam, they will be eaten by roaming Balrogs. The rest of you, lovers of grace, poetry, and horses (nod to Yeats--you do not have to be fond of horses), feel free to leave fascinating missives and curious arguments.
Beautiful excerpt. Anyone who has not read the book should treat themselves to the experience.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Robbi.
DeleteNow, if I plagiarize, I have the perfect way of describing those moments between being awake and being asleep. Beautiful, exact, and universal in its poetic precision. But now, I suddenly need a nap. I wonder why!
ReplyDeleteAre you saying that I put you to sleep? XD
DeleteNo! My tongue in cheek comment speaks to my own slothful and narcoleptic lifestyle.
ReplyDeleteYou've worked a long time, Tim. Maybe an enforced break is good for you--and a few naps and a bit of laziness.
DeleteDear Colin Leslie Dean, "leading erotic poet" of Australia--
ReplyDeleteSo very kind of you to drop by... I'm not too keen on dividing poetry into genres and sub-genres, you know. Maybe you don't know. But I find labels just a wee bit suspect and off-putting in these matters.