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The poem is so long that at certain points I feel lost
posted by
adventurer02
on September 23, 2015 at 1:27 AM
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Re: Baby Unicorns?
that jsut might be why they became extinct - or something.
posted by
2902
on March 12, 2010 at 5:39 PM
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Baby Unicorns?
I can only hope they grow the horn
after the mother gives birth.
posted by
Pat_B
on March 12, 2010 at 3:31 PM
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Re: explanations
I appreciate your patience with the non-poetry. As you say, it's useful.
posted by
2902
on March 12, 2010 at 3:23 PM
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Re: Language
aYou're right, of course - embarassment comes in bigger, heavier packages than this. What makes this incident and others like it stick in my mind is the strange emotional consequence, which I intend to write about in th e next poem or so. Without even being aware of it, your flow in the foreign language stops, except fo the most basic 3-word sentences. It stops! When confidence returns, it returns.
As for gardening, I,m a real duffer, but I love it dearly. It's the one thing I really missed while undergoing chemotherapy last year - no energy. Mainly I do groundcover - pachysandra, periwinkle, and, well, grass - and some flowers - lots of annuals under my wife's direction, roses and day lilies under my own. And I almost forgot - shade-loving perennials. And don't let me forget Hosta - I love that stuff! Given the chance, I've put to death my share of vegetables - zuccini, tomatoes, asparagus, miniature corn - but the bugs and blight usually beat me to it. And the deer, though I've discovered that peppermint spray on plants in spring keeps them off for the whole season.
posted by
2902
on March 12, 2010 at 3:18 PM
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I appreciated the explanation! Another great write, too! sam
posted by
sam444
on March 12, 2010 at 3:16 AM
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Language
Yes I get the feeling Bob, but it was only two buttons worth of embarrassment in reality.
When I look back at something that I have done and nearly died with shame, nothing now.
When with our peers we do not like a downgrade.
You could also tell a bit about your garden, which you do not mention in your profile, I have been slurping around in the soil and wonder what crops you grow.
posted by
C_C_T
on March 11, 2010 at 11:13 PM
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