Re: "When the Mill Shut Down" / Will Dockery

The True Melissa <[email protected]> posted:
> Verily, in article <[email protected]>, did 
> [email protected] deliver unto us this message:
> 
> > > "When the Mill Shut Down" in the current form goes back to at least July 30 2006, where Stuart Leichter gave it a favorable review:
> > > 
> > > https://groups.google.com/g/alt.arts.poetry.comments/c/IaDWIoMXOkU/m/QcPcBOeQF-0J
> > > 
> > > ***
> > > 
> > > On Sunday, July 30, 2006 at 5:16:55 PM UTC-4, Stuart Leichter wrote:
> > > 
> > >> in article [email protected], Will Dockery at
> > >> [email protected] wrote on 7/30/06 12:59 PM:
> > >> 
> > >> When.
> > >> 
> > >> When the mill shut down,
> > >> we hit the pavement with a thud,
> > >> then we all got up and kept walking.
> > >> Some to the work house,
> > >> some to the poor house,
> > >> some to the whorehouse,
> > >> and the grave.
> > >> 
> > >> -Will Dockery
> > >> 
> > >> This one's good, Will.
> > >> The title you might make When the mill shut down (without the comma, and
> > >> then continue with the 2nd and following lines).
> > >> I think you should post it with a C&C request in the subject line.
> > >> Stuart
> > >> (crit-cred: I know literal from figurative, I know opinions from sentiments,
> > >> and I never threatened you)
> > 
> > ***
> >
> > When the Mill Shut Down
> > 
> > When the mill shut down,
> > we hit the pavement with a thud,
> > then we all got up and kept walking.
> > Some to the work house,
> > some to the poor house,
> > some to the whorehouse,
> > and the grave.
> > 
> > -Will Dockery
> 
> Nice. It sums up the dull, plodding feeling of getting on with our lives 
> after something huge has ended with a wet splat. 

I see this post is still up here at Newsgrouper, GJD, as was expected.

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