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A Sampler Book (Platform Echoes)
Memorial to a Woman
Bought a book for a buck
with coins dug from my purse,
musty bound leather
cloaking temperance verse;
engraved and fancy,
I was drawn to the cover,
smells of old books
oft my second choice lover;
found it packed full
lacking only one poem,
didn't open it wide
'til I got all the way home.
A book salesman's volume,
filled with choices and all,
not elaborate as my Tennyson,
older, more tall.
Did Lord Tennyson choose
his extravagant cover
from similar samples
of extra fine leather?
An option of spines,
all embossed in a row?
Trim work, plain letters,
or gold leaf aglow?
A Victorian widow,
she just could not see
how ridding herself
of that old tool would be;
her loss of companion,
pining part of him there:
she sewed twenty-two workings,
into pages, so fair;
webs of filigree cotton
proved frugality's perk,
a sampler, unknown,
of another great work;
how many those hankies
were pinned, used, and sewn?
Delicately crafted
distractions, her own.
there's always a better reason to love
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A Sampler Book (Platform Echoes)
Memorial to a Woman
Bought a book for a buck(brillo bbs)
with coins dug from my purse, (dunno bout dug... collected, cremated, exhumed/excavated/gouged/unearthed?)
musty bound leather (musky/dusky/crinkled/creased/handworn)
cloaking temperance verse; (like cloaking but maybe concealing/covering/sheathing/obscuring?)
engraved and fancy,
I was drawn to the cover,
smells of old books
oft my second choice lover;
found it packed full
lacking only one poem, (wot one???? tell me do!)
didn't open it wide
'til I got all the way home.
A book salesman's volume,
filled with choices and all,
not elaborate as my Tennyson,
older, more tall. (tall? enlongated/explained/extended/extensive/lofty/etc)
Did Lord Tennyson choose
his extravagant cover
from similar samples
of extra fine leather? (mefinks superior/surpassing exceptional/noteworthy/firstrate?)
An option of spines,
all embossed in a row?
Trim work, plain letters,
or gold leaf aglow?
A Victorian widow, (who dat mama?)
she just could not see
how ridding herself
of that old tool would be; (gee tool? dunno? psalmry/hymnal/guidebook/doctrine?)
her loss of companion,
pining part of him there: (part? not plural?)
she sewed twenty-two workings, (swishy sses and wooing wwwws)
into pages, so fair;
webs of filigree cotton (hmmm cotton? silk/fancy/frills/embellishments/ decals/crop circles/paper doilys/snowflakes/inkblot explosions?)
proved frugality's perk, (noice)
a sampler, unknown, (dunno unknown? maybe tributing/exhorting/exhibiting/illustrating/pictorial/patterned?)
of another great work;
how many those hankies
were pinned, used, and sewn?
Delicately crafted (crafted? perhaps embroidered/ displayed/exhibited/drawn/detailed/created)
distractions, her own.
pretty fabulistic addicted to old books too over embroidery
nibbled nicely niblet
My Muse, to labour chained
demure, pure, restrained
may yet escape -
i'll grab his cape
and hitch-hike to new planes
mehopkins1971.wordpress.com
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A Sampler Book (Platform Echoes)
Memorial to a Woman
Bought a book for a buck(brillo bbs) what does that mean?
with coins dug from my purse, (dunno bout dug... collected, cremated, exhumed/excavated/gouged/unearthed?) no
musty bound leather (musky/dusky/crinkled/creased/handworn) is musty not a word?
cloaking temperance verse; (like cloaking but maybe concealing/covering/sheathing/obscuring?) I like cloaking, too
engraved and fancy,
I was drawn to the cover,
smells of old books
oft my second choice lover;
found it packed full
lacking only one poem, (wot one???? tell me do!) one from him
didn't open it wide
'til I got all the way home.
A book salesman's volume,
filled with choices and all,
not elaborate as my Tennyson,
older, more tall. (tall? enlongated/explained/extended/extensive/lofty/etc) -tall rhymes with all and well, it was
Did Lord Tennyson choose a taller book
his extravagant cover
from similar samples
of extra fine leather? (mefinks superior/surpassing exceptional/noteworthy/firstrate?) -yes, why do you sound Amish?
An option of spines,
all embossed in a row?
Trim work, plain letters,
or gold leaf aglow?
A Victorian widow, (who dat mama?) -nevermind, not Amish, now rap
she just could not see
how ridding herself
of that old tool would be; (gee tool? dunno? psalmry/hymnal/guidebook/doctrine?) -her husbands tool of his trade
her loss of companion,
pining part of him there: (part? not plural?)
she sewed twenty-two workings, (swishy sses and wooing wwwws) -thanks for noticing, I hadn't
into pages, so fair;
webs of filigree cotton (hmmm cotton? silk/fancy/frills/embellishments/ decals/crop circles/paper doilys/snowflakes/inkblot explosions?) yep, doilies
proved frugality's perk, (noice) -I think I maybe should say
a sampler, unknown, (dunno unknown? maybe tributing/exhorting/exhibiting/illustrating/pictorial/patterned?) thanks?
of another great work;
how many those hankies
were pinned, used, and sewn?
Delicately crafted (crafted? perhaps embroidered/ displayed/exhibited/drawn/detailed/created) yeah, displayed might be
distractions, her own. good, I kept getting weird
trying to find a fit.
pretty fabulistic addicted to old books too over embroidery
nibbled nicely niblet thanks that was sweet of you
to kindly reply, again
-nibbed
there's always a better reason to love
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brillo -bullshitly brilliant
musty's memorable of op shops and second hand bookstores yet the book is attractive as a lover so maybe musky too? lingering long stroking the engravings?
My Muse, to labour chained
demure, pure, restrained
may yet escape -
i'll grab his cape
and hitch-hike to new planes
mehopkins1971.wordpress.com
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