Posted by Atticus on September 28, 2004, at 19:19:02
In reply to Re: poem ... Cheshire Cats Like me Flash Smiles, posted by Jai Narayan on September 28, 2004, at 16:20:32
Hi Jai,
This poem really just came from an image that popped unbidden into my head on the way to work: a punked-out Alice and I playing the famous flamingo croquet game on Central Park's Great Lawn. Then I just extended the thought to draw some of the other characters into my down-the-rabbit-hole, through-the-looking-glass urban milieu. It just seemed natural that such a playful poem should rhyme. I knocked it out right after lunch while my boss was out of the office, then had a second look later and tweaked it in a few places. I think I was just looking to write something different than the punk-inspired and romanticism-drenched pieces that I've been doing lately. Sometimes, it's just time to play. Ta! ;) Atticus, who will now fade away, leaving only a grin behind ('til next time)
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