Thursday, July 14, 2005

History Teaches Us... Comments

Rating: 2.1

A stone's throw, just, from Chelsea's football ground,
-skinhead territory long before any silverware -
there's a barber whose window decorations indicate
they're stylists in that tricky, ingrowing black hair;
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Michael Shepherd
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Ghada Shahbender 16 July 2005

An incredibly sensitive perspective & so many lessons here. This is very beautiful Michael. GS

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Raynette Eitel 14 July 2005

And isn't all new life built on lacrymae rerum? (First comes hope, then tears, then perhaps happiness.) It is an interesting experience to be in a place where you are the 'minority.' Every caucasian ought to have that insight. Good poem, Michael. Raynette

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Poetry Hound 14 July 2005

Very interesting and thoughtful, Michael. I particularly enjoyed the first part while you were in the barbershop.

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