... new tradition? more than 1 poem a wek wldnt go 'stray? here is one of my favourites, a real lifechanger Snow The room was suddenly rich and the great bay-window was Spawning snow and pink roses against it, Soundlessly collateral and incompatible. World is suddener than we fancy it. World is crazier and more of it than we think, Incorrigibly plural. I peel and portion A tangerine and spit the pips and feel The drunkenness of things being various. And the fire flames with a bubbling sound for World Is more spiteful and gay than one supposes- On the tongue on the eyes on the ears on the palms of one's hands, There is more than glass between the snow and the huge roses. Louis MacNeice and one more, to follow the thread of things being better when one is alone (hear, hear!!) As Much As You Can by C P Cavafy Even if you can't shape your life the way you want, at least try as much as you can not to degrade it by too much contact with the world, by too much activity and talk. Do not degrade it by dragging it along, taking it around and exposing it so often to the daily silliness of social relations and parties, until it comes to seem a boring hanger-on. the 5% nation of choclatey-delicious........................... ................milla... ______________________________________________________ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+