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  • Re: Against the marsh by Dan Barfield

    From Zod@21:1/5 to Andrew Roller on Thu Sep 7 16:10:55 2023
    On Friday, August 27, 1999 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Andrew Roller wrote:

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    Against the marsh
    by Dan Barfield

    Willie-boy,...limited
    computer access time...
    Beautiful day here...
    silvery-bright, the ocean
    like a silver-blue mirror,
    palm trees whispering to the wind.

    white
    birds standing like virgin brides
    against the yellow-green of the
    marsh....
    been painting hard, doing good work--I think--
    still living off
    of peas and rice and fish....
    crabbing "ain’t worth a
    damn!"
    ....television don’t work anymore
    (thank God..No distractions there!)
    Still no phone...
    doubt I'll get one.....
    Joe's doing alright
    since he cut off his thumb..
    learning to paint without
    it
    Robert-called-Duncan
    ...still walking around with his flashlight.....
    Latino girls still beautiful,
    but untouchable......take
    care,old friend....Dan

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    For more poetry visit: http://www.angelfire.com/al2/willdockerypoems/index.html

    Against the marsh is copyright 1999 by Dan Barf

    30

    There it is, a Dan Barfield poem posted to Usenet, almost 24 years ago to the day, Aug 27, 1999, 3:00:00 AM
    .

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  • From Zod@21:1/5 to All on Thu Sep 7 16:20:08 2023
    Original thread:

    https://groups.google.com/g/rec.arts.poems/c/vqug7OFOL60/m/8wLCIeJPh8oJ

    On Friday, August 27, 1999 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Andrew Roller wrote:

    ---------------------------------------------------------------
    Visit me at: http://home.earthlink.net/~roller666/index.html ---------------------------------------------------------------

    Against the marsh
    by Dan Barfield

    Willie-boy,...limited
    computer access time...
    Beautiful day here...
    silvery-bright, the ocean
    like a silver-blue mirror,
    palm trees whispering to the wind.

    white
    birds standing like virgin brides
    against the yellow-green of the
    marsh....
    been painting hard, doing good work--I think--
    still living off
    of peas and rice and fish....
    crabbing "ain’t worth a
    damn!"
    ....television don’t work anymore
    (thank God..No distractions there!)
    Still no phone...
    doubt I'll get one.....
    Joe's doing alright
    since he cut off his thumb..
    learning to paint without
    it
    Robert-called-Duncan
    ...still walking around with his flashlight.....
    Latino girls still beautiful,
    but untouchable......take
    care,old friend....Dan

    ---------------------------------------------------------------
    For more poetry visit: http://www.angelfire.com/al2/willdockerypoems/index.html

    Against the marsh is copyright 1999 by Dan Barf

    30

    There it is, a Dan Barfield poem posted to Usenet, almost 24 years ago to the day, Aug 27, 1999, 3:00:00 AM

    https://groups.google.com/g/rec.arts.poems/c/vqug7OFOL60/m/8wLCIeJPh8oJ

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  • From Will Dockery@21:1/5 to Zod on Thu Sep 7 17:49:41 2023
    On Thursday, September 7, 2023 at 7:20:11 PM UTC-4, Zod wrote:

    Original thread:

    https://groups.google.com/g/rec.arts.poems/c/vqug7OFOL60/m/8wLCIeJPh8oJ
    On Friday, August 27, 1999 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Andrew Roller wrote:

    ---------------------------------------------------------------
    Visit me at: http://home.earthlink.net/~roller666/index.html ---------------------------------------------------------------

    Against the marsh
    by Dan Barfield

    Willie-boy,...limited
    computer access time...
    Beautiful day here...
    silvery-bright, the ocean
    like a silver-blue mirror,
    palm trees whispering to the wind.

    white
    birds standing like virgin brides
    against the yellow-green of the
    marsh....
    been painting hard, doing good work--I think--
    still living off
    of peas and rice and fish....
    crabbing "ain’t worth a
    damn!"
    ....television don’t work anymore
    (thank God..No distractions there!)
    Still no phone...
    doubt I'll get one.....
    Joe's doing alright
    since he cut off his thumb..
    learning to paint without
    it
    Robert-called-Duncan
    ...still walking around with his flashlight.....
    Latino girls still beautiful,
    but untouchable......take
    care,old friend....Dan

    ---------------------------------------------------------------
    For more poetry visit: http://www.angelfire.com/al2/willdockerypoems/index.html

    Against the marsh is copyright 1999 by Dan Barf

    30

    There it is, a Dan Barfield poem posted to Usenet, almost 24 years ago to the day, Aug 27, 1999, 3:00:00 AM
    https://groups.google.com/g/rec.arts.poems/c/vqug7OFOL60/m/8wLCIeJPh8oJ

    There it is but Google Groups seems to be having a glitch with it.

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  • From George J. Dance@21:1/5 to General-Zod on Sat Sep 9 05:35:17 2023
    On Thursday, September 7, 2023 at 7:20:12 PM UTC-4, General-Zod wrote:

    On Friday, August 27, 1999 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Andrew Roller wrote:
    ---------------------------------------------------------------
    Visit me at: http://home.earthlink.net/~roller666/index.html ---------------------------------------------------------------

    Against the marsh
    by Dan Barfield

    Willie-boy,...limited
    computer access time...
    Beautiful day here...
    silvery-bright, the ocean
    like a silver-blue mirror,
    palm trees whispering to the wind.

    white
    birds standing like virgin brides
    against the yellow-green of the
    marsh....
    been painting hard, doing good work--I think--
    still living off
    of peas and rice and fish....
    crabbing "ain’t worth a
    damn!"
    ....television don’t work anymore
    (thank God..No distractions there!)
    Still no phone...
    doubt I'll get one.....
    Joe's doing alright
    since he cut off his thumb..
    learning to paint without
    it
    Robert-called-Duncan
    ...still walking around with his flashlight.....
    Latino girls still beautiful,
    but untouchable......take
    care,old friend....Dan

    ---------------------------------------------------------------
    For more poetry visit: http://www.angelfire.com/al2/willdockerypoems/index.html

    Against the marsh is copyright 1999 by Dan [Barfield]

    30

    There it is, a Dan Barfield poem posted to Usenet, almost 24 years ago to the day, Aug 27, 1999, 3:00:00 AM...


    As Will would say: "Good find, Zod."

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  • From Will Dockery@21:1/5 to George J. Dance on Sat Sep 9 10:34:53 2023
    On Saturday, September 9, 2023 at 8:35:19 AM UTC-4, George J. Dance wrote:
    On Thursday, September 7, 2023 at 7:20:12 PM UTC-4, General-Zod wrote:

    On Friday, August 27, 1999 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Andrew Roller wrote:
    ---------------------------------------------------------------
    Visit me at: http://home.earthlink.net/~roller666/index.html ---------------------------------------------------------------

    Against the marsh
    by Dan Barfield

    Willie-boy,...limited
    computer access time...
    Beautiful day here...
    silvery-bright, the ocean
    like a silver-blue mirror,
    palm trees whispering to the wind.

    white
    birds standing like virgin brides
    against the yellow-green of the
    marsh....
    been painting hard, doing good work--I think--
    still living off
    of peas and rice and fish....
    crabbing "ain’t worth a
    damn!"
    ....television don’t work anymore
    (thank God..No distractions there!)
    Still no phone...
    doubt I'll get one.....
    Joe's doing alright
    since he cut off his thumb..
    learning to paint without
    it
    Robert-called-Duncan
    ...still walking around with his flashlight.....
    Latino girls still beautiful,
    but untouchable......take
    care,old friend....Dan

    ---------------------------------------------------------------
    For more poetry visit: http://www.angelfire.com/al2/willdockerypoems/index.html

    Against the marsh is copyright 1999 by Dan [Barfield]

    30

    There it is, a Dan Barfield poem posted to Usenet, almost 24 years ago to the day, Aug 27, 1999, 3:00:00 AM...


    As Will would say: "Good find, Zod."

    Agreed.

    🙂

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  • From Zod@21:1/5 to Andrew Roller on Tue Sep 19 15:55:27 2023
    On Friday, August 27, 1999 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Andrew Roller wrote:
    ---------------------------------------------------------------
    Visit me at: http://home.earthlink.net/~roller666/index.html ---------------------------------------------------------------

    Against the marsh
    by Dan Barfield

    Willie-boy,...limited
    computer access time...
    Beautiful day here...
    silvery-bright, the ocean
    like a silver-blue mirror,
    palm trees whispering to the wind.

    white
    birds standing like virgin brides
    against the yellow-green of the
    marsh....
    been painting hard, doing good work--I think--
    still living off
    of peas and rice and fish....
    crabbing "ain’t worth a
    damn!"
    ....television don’t work anymore
    (thank God..No distractions there!)
    Still no phone...
    doubt I'll get one.....
    Joe's doing alright
    since he cut off his thumb..
    learning to paint without
    it
    Robert-called-Duncan
    ...still walking around with his flashlight.....
    Latino girls still beautiful,
    but untouchable......take
    care,old friend....Dan

    ---------------------------------------------------------------
    For more poetry visit: http://www.angelfire.com/al2/willdockerypoems/index.html

    Against the marsh is copyright 1999 by Dan Barf

    30

    I wonder if I can get this to work now...

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