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08-11-2010, 12:26 PM
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B: Hi, Compo, how are you? I’m glad we had that storm last night;
I’m soaked right through, thank goodness. I’ll be hard to set alight.
CH: I feel much better, thank you, now I don’t smell quite so rank.
B: That’s great to hear, my friend; we both have all that rain to thank.
CH: Don’t worry, Bonny, you’ll be here for ages, I’ve a hunch;
your predecessor stood for months. 'They' are a lazy bunch!
B: I hope you’re right. They hardly ever come to see us both.
It’s been at least a fortnight since I felt the slightest growth.
CH: I don’t know why they have us – but I’m very glad we’ve met.
B: Oh, so am I! ...and may I say... you’re charming when you’re wet.
CH: How kind. The guy before you had a nasty streak, I learned,
and, honestly, I felt a bit relieved when he was burned.
B: I think we’re both quite safe for now, they won’t spread you around
this messy garden. As for me... too muddy on the ground.
CH: Yes, we’re OK; down here’s a good position to be in;
far better than poor lonely, overloaded Wheelie Bin!
Last edited by Jayne Osborn; 08-11-2010 at 05:52 PM.
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08-12-2010, 05:58 PM
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I have worms; you've the Phoenix. The adjective scenic’s
applied more to you than to me. (What a bummer!)
I don’t attract dancers, and nobody answers
with “Compost!” when asked how to welcome midsummer.
I’m casteless, you’re Brahmin. We’ve nothing in common
except for our function: we deal with the dead.
Your role? The cremation of thick vegetation.
My purview’s digesting old garbage instead.
Oh, don’t be so modest! Your reign is the broadest:
you’ve colonised every bachelor’s flat.
The effortless ruler of crisper and cooler,
you clearly outrank me, considering that
you form undetected. I must be collected
and lit; you’re spontaneous, even if slow.
Your decomposition needs no one’s volition,
while mine needs a frustrated poet’s, you know.
(Any glaring Americanisms this time? Is "bummer" okay? I was proud of myself for changing "colonized" to "colonised" on my own.)
Last edited by Julie Steiner; 08-12-2010 at 09:37 PM.
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08-12-2010, 06:47 PM
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Two good ones in a row.
Julie, Lucy's a sucker for those long tet lines with internal rhymes, so go ahead and start budgeting how you will spend the prize.
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08-12-2010, 07:28 PM
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A minor quibble, though, Julie - many compost heaps are full of castings. Brava!
Frank
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08-12-2010, 08:06 PM
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Yes, Julie gets my vote. Dammit!
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08-12-2010, 09:41 PM
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Thanks, guys. Frank, I added some worms just for you.
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08-13-2010, 03:25 AM
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Julie - that's wonderful; it rots off in unexpected directions and made my day.
I get the suspicion that now and then Lucy mutters to herself "let's find something the buggers can't do" - and then you sock her in the eye with this one.
Hard luck, Lucy. Bummer, in fact!
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