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Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

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Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

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When history comes
to talk about seats
it will say
there was much more
sitting on them
than standing;

much more
was one settled in a chair
than one was established there.

Douglas Scotney

Thursday, February 28, 2019

Topic(s) of this poem: chair,history,language

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established: from Latin for 'to stand'
settle: from Old English 'seat' and 'to place'

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Michael Walker 04 March 2019

I am very sensitive to armchairs and sofas; they need to be soft, the cushioning well above any wood.

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