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Published: 2006-11-13 06:45:06 +0000 UTC; Views: 136; Favourites: 0; Downloads: 1
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Gentle Seductions of and by a Canadian Environmentalist*=======================================
*with apologies to Irving Layton (famous Canuck poet)
Having agreed the world is in decline
that habitat is under siege right now,
that methane's best left in that old coalmine,
and neo-cons have made the laws ere now.
Having agreed that Patrick Moore has not
the morals of a slippery, gutter-snake
that miso-soup is best served piping hot
and coalitions need to give and take.
And having agreed to politely disagree
on meat or vegan fare, and having left
the moral high ground, feeling fancy free,
proclaiming brother-sister-hood we deft-
ly drop a hint or two (or give a shove)
declaring now we're ready to make love.
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i especially like the end. i also like the casual, somewhat conversational style in such a formal poem.
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Why thank you! I found it actually more difficult to achieve the looser, less formal voice whilst still working within the formal sonnet style. Glad you liked it.
Whatcha been up to lately?
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Hey, I like it! If I read it right, it has a droll sense of humour, and is also much shorter than Irving Layton's original, "Seductions by and of a Civilised Frenchwoman".
Nice conversion and modernisation of locale. Well done!
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Why thank you, Russ. Your comments are deeply appreciated. Clever of you to spot the source of inspiration on this one.
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