[stylist] apologies

[James H. "Jim" Canaday M.A. N6YR]

yes,
I love that poem!
inscribe it on a paperweight and give to publisher/editor who's 
leaning on you Lori!
jc
Jim Canaday M.A.
Lawrence, KS

At 06:56 PM 9/30/2009, you wrote:
>Lori, your poem --- it actually was easy for me to follow and make sense of!
>(so little poetry  is fathomable to me)
>
>
>
>
>Robert Leslie Newman
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>Behalf Of LoriStay at aol.com
>Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 7:26 AM
>To: stylist at nfbnet.org
>Subject: Re: [stylist] apologies
>
>It was okay.   Lots of walking, lots of time to meditate in the synagogue.
>  I pulled a muscle the other day, so sitting down and standing up was
>difficult, though once I was up, or down, I was fine.   I'm sitting on ice
>at
>home.   It seems to spur the wellsprings of poetry though.
>
>The following came to me this morning, after hearing that a magazine I'm
>editing is again going to be heavily censored (of stupid things, too).
>
>Censor's Ship
>Loraine Stayer
>
>Past the Censor's ship I sail
>In my wake our treasures trail
>Bobbing in the sea of ink
>All must be frightening I think.
>
>Martin Luther King; Granny's pot of gold MacDonald's dollar menu; Godiva's
>chocolate bold.
>Where have they gone?
>Dissolved in the sea of shame
>Because, oh horror, of a proper name
>
>Or worse, a hint of theft or murder,
>A deadly sin that leaves our writers'
>Best-trashed in the bin.
>
>But why?   It must be fear of censure
>In a nation once free,
>Now devoid of liberty.
>
>
>This was partly spurred by the red light cameras on two of our major
>intersections.   Who would have thought I was so paranoid about being
>watched for
>every little sin?   (Not that jumping a light is a LITTLE sin!)
>Lori
>In a message dated 9/30/09 1:22:51 AM, n6yr at sunflower.com writes:
>
>
> > God bless you and your family Lori,
> > hope it was a blessed holiday.
> >
> > jc
> >
>
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