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Re: Skirt of Printed Sunflowers / Will Dockery
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Author: will.dockery@gma
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2021 16:05
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Zod wrote:

> Will Dockery wrote:
>
>> Skirt of Printed Sunflowers
>>
>> Girl of these woods and chemicals
>> we labor for the black pigs of my poetry
>> for the bone gods of the sea.
>> For the secret rose you keep for me
>> under the skirts of printed sunflowers.
>>
>> There is a hollering and someone has a
>> dog that barks
>> your eyes have that recently crying look
>> and your hair seems as soft
>> and your smell as sweet
>> as before.
>> As that last time you came to my door
>> in a skirt of printed pastel sunflowers.
>>
>> But it has been seen that you look
>> straight through
>> I fear that you are already gone.
>> That night you tried to die in my arms
>> is something that I will not forget
>> or make sense of
>> you and your skirt of bright printed sunflowers.
>>
>> Methinks that you no longer see nothing
>> and God knows what kind
>> of love is this
>> you told me that you never stopped loving me.
>> But you could never return to me
>> in your skirt of printed sunflowers.
>>
>> -Will Dockery
>>
>> C & C welcome & appreciated.
>
> Superb, I will read this one by the camp fire tonight...

I appreciate the positive feedback, Zod.
Re: Skirt of Printed Sunflowers / Will Dockery
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Author: Will Dockery
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 03:37
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On Sunday, April 4, 2021 at 11:19:17 AM UTC-4, Family Guy wrote:
> On Saturday, April 3, 2021 at 4:01:56 PM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> > On Friday, April 2, 2021 at 10:42:04 PM UTC-4, Zod wrote:
> > > Will Dockery wrote:
> > >
> > > >> Skirt of Printed Sunflowers
> > > >>
> > > >> Girl of these woods and chemicals
> > > >> we labor for the black pigs of my poetry
> > > >> for the bone gods of the sea.
> > > >> For the secret rose you keep for me
> > > >> under the skirts of printed sunflowers.
> > > >>
> > > >> There is a hollering and someone has a
> > > >> dog that barks
> > > >> your eyes have that recently crying look
> > > >> and your hair seems as soft
> > > >> and your smell as sweet
> > > >> as before.
> > > >> As that last time you came to my door
> > > >> in a skirt of printed pastel sunflowers.
> > > >>
> > > >> But it has been seen that you look
> > > >> straight through
> > > >> I fear that you are already gone.
> > > >> That night you tried to die in my arms
> > > >> is something that I will not forget
> > > >> or make sense of
> > > >> you and your skirt of bright printed sunflowers.
> > > >>
> > > >> Methinks that you no longer see nothing
> > > >> and God knows what kind
> > > >> of love is this
> > > >> you told me that you never stopped loving me.
> > > >> But you could never return to me
> > > >> in your skirt of printed sunflowers.
> > > >>
> > > >> -Will Dockery
> > > >>
> > > >> C & C welcome & appreciated.
> > >
> > > > Ping Pendragon, since you seem to have missed it.
> > >
> > > One of your best...
> >
> > Thanks for the nod, Zod.
> Thanks

Thank you for reading and commenting, Alex.

:)
Re: Skirt of Printed Sunflowers / Will Dockery
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Author: General Zod
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2021 11:45
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On Sunday, April 17, 2016 at 10:16:29 PM UTC-3, Will Dockery wrote:
> "Anti-Climacus" wrote in message
> news:20ad753a-d629-4c2e...@googlegroups.com...
> >
> > This is just another boring, worthless, nothing post. Don't waste your
> > time.
>
> No problem, since I expected that from you before I even opened the post.
>
> :)

What a worthless troll he was,..
Re: A Convolution in Her / Will Dockery
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Author: will.dockery@gma
Date: Mon, 30 May 2022 23:46
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"Bill Evans"  wrote in message
> news:news.Thu.20151231.022821.PST.1374@mariposabill.com...
>> "Will Dockery" <will_dockery@outlook.com> posted the final
> version of "The Ride (Combat Zone).

> Will, I'm not sufficiently educated or experienced in giving
> a useful critique of this poem; I'll bet Mike would do a
> good job of that.

> But it would help me if you could explain a couple of
> things.  Asking them will make me look like a silly fool,
> but I'm down with that.

> I look at "Rastas" and think, huh?  Does this refer to
> Rastafarians, those mild-mannered pot-smoking laid-back
> folks from Jamaica?  Can that be right?  What am I missing?

> And what is meant by "black" in "black pigs of poetry"?

I wonder whatever happened to Bill Evans?
Re: Skirt of Printed Sunflowers / Will Dockery
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Author: Ilya Shambat
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2022 20:12
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On Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at 11:14:02 PM UTC+10, Will Dockery wrote:
> Skirt of Printed Sunflowers
>
> Girl of these woods and chemicals
> we labor for the black pigs of my poetry
> for the bone gods of the sea.
> For the secret rose you keep for me
> under the skirts of printed sunflowers.
>
> There is a hollering and someone has a
> dog that barks
> your eyes have that recently crying look
> and your hair seems as soft
> and your smell as sweet
> as before.
> As that last time you came to my door
> in a skirt of printed pastel sunflowers.
>
> But it has been seen that you look
> straight through
> I fear that you are already gone.
> That night you tried to die in my arms
> is something that I will not forget
> or make sense of
> you and your skirt of bright printed sunflowers.
>
> Methinks that you no longer see nothing
> and God knows what kind
> of love is this
> you told me that you never stopped loving me.
> But you could never return to me
> in your skirt of printed sunflowers.
>
> -Will Dockery
>
> C & C welcome & appreciated.

Excellent work, keep them coming.
Re: A Convolution in Her / Will Dockery
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Author: vhugofan@gmail.c
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2022 21:52
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Will Dockery wrote:

> "Bill Evans"  wrote in message
>> news:news.Thu.20151231.022821.PST.1374@mariposabill.com...
>
>>> "Will Dockery" <will_dockery@outlook.com> posted the final
>> version of "The Ride (Combat Zone).

>> Will, I'm not sufficiently educated or experienced in giving
>> a useful critique of this poem; I'll bet Mike would do a
>> good job of that.

>> But it would help me if you could explain a couple of
>> things.  Asking them will make me look like a silly fool,
>> but I'm down with that.

>> I look at "Rastas" and think, huh?  Does this refer to
>> Rastafarians, those mild-mannered pot-smoking laid-back
>> folks from Jamaica?  Can that be right?  What am I missing?

>> And what is meant by "black" in "black pigs of poetry"?

> I wonder whatever happened to Bill Evans?


Who is he...?
Re: Skirt of Printed Sunflowers / Will Dockery
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Author: Will Dockery
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2022 10:10
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On Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at 11:12:51 PM UTC-4, ibsh...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at 11:14:02 PM UTC+10, Will Dockery wrote: 
>
> > Skirt of Printed Sunflowers 
> > 
> > Girl of these woods and chemicals 
> > we labor for the black pigs of my poetry 
> > for the bone gods of the sea. 
> > For the secret rose you keep for me 
> > under the skirts of printed sunflowers. 
> > 
> > There is a hollering and someone has a 
> > dog that barks 
> > your eyes have that recently crying look 
> > and your hair seems as soft 
> > and your smell as sweet 
> > as before. 
> > As that last time you came to my door 
> > in a skirt of printed pastel sunflowers. 
> > 
> > But it has been seen that you look 
> > straight through 
> > I fear that you are already gone. 
> > That night you tried to die in my arms 
> > is something that I will not forget 
> > or make sense of 
> > you and your skirt of bright printed sunflowers. 
> > 
> > Methinks that you no longer see nothing 
> > and God knows what kind 
> > of love is this 
> > you told me that you never stopped loving me. 
> > But you could never return to me 
> > in your skirt of printed sunflowers. 
> > 
> > -Will Dockery 
> > 
> > C & C welcome & appreciated.
> Excellent work, keep them coming.

Good afternoon, Ilya, thanks for reading and commenting.

🙂
Re: A Convolution in Her / Will Dockery
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Author: will.dockery@gma
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2022 12:04
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Victor H. wrote:

> Will Dockery wrote:

>> "Bill Evans"  wrote in message
>>> news:news.Thu.20151231.022821.PST.1374@mariposabill.com...
>>
>>>> "Will Dockery" <will_dockery@outlook.com> posted the final
>>> version of "The Ride (Combat Zone).

>>> Will, I'm not sufficiently educated or experienced in giving
>>> a useful critique of this poem; I'll bet Mike would do a
>>> good job of that.

>>> But it would help me if you could explain a couple of
>>> things.  Asking them will make me look like a silly fool,
>>> but I'm down with that.

>>> I look at "Rastas" and think, huh?  Does this refer to
>>> Rastafarians, those mild-mannered pot-smoking laid-back
>>> folks from Jamaica?  Can that be right?  What am I missing?

>>> And what is meant by "black" in "black pigs of poetry"?

>> I wonder whatever happened to Bill Evans?


> Who is he...?

Bill Evans was a regular poster here a few years ago, who suddenly stopped posting.
Re: A Convolution in Her / Will Dockery
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Author: vhugofan@gmail.c
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2022 21:27
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Will Dockery wrote:

> Victor H. wrote:

>> Will Dockery wrote:

>>> "Bill Evans"  wrote in message
>>>> news:news.Thu.20151231.022821.PST.1374@mariposabill.com...
>>>
>>>>> "Will Dockery" <will_dockery@outlook.com> posted the final
>>>> version of "The Ride (Combat Zone).

>>>> Will, I'm not sufficiently educated or experienced in giving
>>>> a useful critique of this poem; I'll bet Mike would do a
>>>> good job of that.

>>>> But it would help me if you could explain a couple of
>>>> things.  Asking them will make me look like a silly fool,
>>>> but I'm down with that.

>>>> I look at "Rastas" and think, huh?  Does this refer to
>>>> Rastafarians, those mild-mannered pot-smoking laid-back
>>>> folks from Jamaica?  Can that be right?  What am I missing?

>>>> And what is meant by "black" in "black pigs of poetry"?

>>> I wonder whatever happened to Bill Evans?


>> Who is he...?

> Bill Evans was a regular poster here a few years ago, who suddenly stopped posting.

Hope he is doing okay....?
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