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pickpocket song

February 10, 2010 at 7:06 pm | Posted in australian poetry, contemporary poetry, poetry, writing | 12 Comments
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“I like the idea of someone pursuing the idea of beauty all their life… perhaps not necessarily a pursuit of romance but of wonderment.” Kiersty Boon

noone does a fagin like my fagin she snarls
smiles and bites an apple
singing and skipping then slowing
seeing a large redfaced creature
lumbering sweatily toward her
Sunday morning slowly passing
passed by s’light
of hand

taking breath from whom as secret,
dancing

eye before e except after sea
(immaculate)
replete

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“taking breath from whom as secret. dancing”

wow,
loved the lines…

very beautiful poem with a witty mind!

Comment by jingle — February 10, 2010 #
‘The line Eye before e except after sea’, is brilliant. I see that grammatical rule so differently now.

Thanks.

Comment by Elisabeth — February 10, 2010 #
While driving to work this morning, I had a ‘look before see, except after me’ loop running. This piece is speaking to it, Paul. Kiersty – you are brilliant.

Comment by Brad — February 10, 2010 #
I still stand by those words. I’m off to see the west pier recreated in light over the sea tonight. I hope it will be wonderful and offset the sadness of seeing her partly dismantled last week. I’ll keep my hands firmly tucked in my pockets.

Comment by Narnie — February 11, 2010 #
Captures the rhythm of a pickpocket’s slow/fast sleight of hand.

Comment by The Querulous Squirrel — February 11, 2010 #
I love “s’light of hand.” Another magical poem, Paul. And the Kiersty Boon quote is marvelous, too.

Comment by Thomma Lyn — February 11, 2010 #
Loved it, made me giggle.

Comment by harmonie22 — February 11, 2010 #
Beautiful poem Ging, you have an incredible mastery (do you say it like that i mean you really mastered) in handling word sounds and meanings.

Comment by marianasoffer — February 13, 2010 #
I agree with the above comments… and love to see a wordsmith take advantage of quotes, italics, and parentheses. Sometimes I think we forget all the tools at our disposal, but you – you put them to good use!

Comment by Bryan Borland — February 14, 2010 #
And I love the title.

Comment by Bryan Borland — February 14, 2010 #
wonderful – i love the title and the quote too, and the feeling of movement like a dance throughout

Comment by tipota — February 15, 2010 #
Hi Paul, this piece is great. is what I loved best

Comment by gypsy — February 16, 2010 #