Tugsy - Neither Mary nor the lamb are intended to have a metaphorical connotation.
Slugsy - I am not dogmatically opposed to varying the repetends, but in this case I feel it works better if they don't change.
Mugsy - I think this is a question of regional usage. "Pulling the train" has a meaning in the States which might not exist in Australia, but I considered this, and tried to cast the expression within context in S6 so as to make the poem clear. I think I'll wait to see how other critters respond on that one.
Hugsy - Yes, I agree - it probably would not have taken place within a home schooling environment, but that was not the point of the poem.
Rugsy - of course I respect women - my mother was a woman.
Pugsy - well, sometimes PETA goes overboard. It was only a poem. Can you scan the stuff and e-mail it to me? I'll forward it to my attorneys.
Bogsy - when I say I "harvest my life" for my poetry, I has speaking in the broadest possible sense. This one was pure fiction. Sorry, but Mistress Strict and Madame Stern do not exist, there is no Great Hall of Discipline, or Cellar of Pain and Humiliation, and consequently there are no directions to be provided. But thank you for the photograph. The saddle is very becoming.
[This message has been edited by Michael Cantor (edited July 04, 2006).]
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