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Ennui

Member since 2005 · Posted 28 Dec 2005 · 11 comments

Prisms flash off icy sputum hawked by an angry sky, every spicule as sharp as a butcherâs blade. Glowering clouds bunch their eyebrows as tongues of fog lick at windows. Tiny people below are hunched against the fingers of chill sliding inside their collars, nipping with delight as they slip from fog to building to sidewalk. Their movements, jerky as old movie film. Lethargic light cannot penetrate the gloom. It is a day for a good book and a long nap. A day for inertia of body and soul alike. Suck sweet chocolate between the teeth, wrap up in cozy blankets, burrow down, emerge only when the mood is gone.

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[9] INTRANSIT 28-Dec-05/7:51 AM Reply

And, on we go. Nice clean-up. I personally would not mind if you stayed.

[8] Dovina 28-Dec-05/8:10 AM Reply

I wish that you would not delete the comments when you make a revision. We can see which ones came after the revision by looking at the time stamps. You will find, if you stay here long, that poeple who delete comments get few.

Thank you for the periods and the clarifications. It's better now.

[9] INTRANSIT › Dovina 28-Dec-05/8:31 AM Reply

Slow down Dovina. The original is still posted with all comments intact. Get some coffee.

[8] Dovina › INTRANSIT 28-Dec-05/10:50 AM Reply

Right you are. I've never seen anyone do that before - revise a poem, retain the title, leave the old one there. It's like a tax loophole, perfectly legal, but of questionable ethics. This sister wolf is alright. Anyway, she knows what I think of deleting comments.

[n/a] Sisterwolf › Dovina 28-Dec-05/10:54 AM Reply

Sisterwolf has had major brain damage from DV - she couldn't figure out how to delete properly, or she would have deleted
the first version.

[8] Dovina › Sisterwolf 28-Dec-05/11:04 AM Reply

Well sister, your intentions are good and I'll help you. If you want to revise a poem, you can hit the "Edit" button. Make any changes you want to, ahd hit "Accept." When you posted another poem, similar to the first and having the same title, now that's original. You're doing fine, gal, hang in.

[n/a] Sisterwolf › Dovina 28-Dec-05/12:27 PM Reply

Thank you! My cognitive abilities range depending on stress
and other health issues. But I am trying to be a big girl and use suggestions, not go postal. This info made everything clear for me. . .

[n/a] Sisterwolf › Dovina 28-Dec-05/10:57 AM Reply

Since your pointing out my error, I deleted the first version.
I know that somehow that will be wrong too and bring wrath.
I am sliding off into the sunset, as I can't get the hang
of things.

[8] Dovina › Sisterwolf 28-Dec-05/11:06 AM Reply

I just checked. It's still there. Please do not delete it. Just change one of the titles. Thanks.

[9] Niphredil 30-Dec-05/3:28 AM Reply

Excellent poem :-) and I'd do just that, if only there were no lectures to attend...

[9] Niphredil 30-Dec-05/3:30 AM Reply

P.S. I feel this version is much better than the previous one, which I found somewhat muddled.