Re: Japonica Julie (1983) / Will Dockery

On Wed, 3 Aug 2022 23:35:17 +0000, General-Zod wrote:

Will Dockery wrote:
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Victor H. wrote:

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Will Dockery wrote:

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Real life poetry, life that is transformed into art, an example
follows...

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Japonica Julie (1983)

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Through the winding
mists of Edgewood,
stand on the backporch
smoking.
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Near the sand on the hill,
hearing the music float up.
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Wiggle flex
round the corner in 1983,
when she loved me.
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Warble snobble in 1983,
when she loved me.
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China Girl don't seem to
use much English,
gets enough
to leave me a pot of tea.
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We hit the pothole
on Primrose
that landed us here
more or less.
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Mulberry pie and ice cream in 1983,
when she loved me.
Japonica Julie in 1983,
when she loved me.
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I knew it was late,
when she stumbled.
Overcast in the fog,
...fumbled.
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She was looking at me
by the old oak,
that can't be,
she knows as well as me.
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Left on Avalon Road
past Mazzio's Pizzeria,
to the park-side
of Alta Vista.
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By the dunes,
fading dream in 1983,
when she loved me.
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Smiling blinky in 1983,
when she loved me.
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-Will Dockery

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From the Usenet archives, C & C welcomed.

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HTH and HAND.

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A bona fide favorite.....

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Good morning my friend, thanks again for reading and commenting.

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