Quartz Press invites you to the launch of Holding Pattern: poems and drawings by Gus Ferguson at The Book Lounge next Wednesday.
The collection will be introduced by Imraan Coovadia with music by Lonesome Dave Ferguson.
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Three from Holding Pattern
Dorothy Parker
She dipped her pen
In blood, not ink,
She made us laugh,
She made us think.
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Confession of a rough beast
One day, slouching along,
I came to a fork in the road.
One way went to Bethlehem,
the other to Pilates.
I took the one less travelled.
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Insomniac in love
Amongst the pleasures
I have known in a long
and worried life
is to lie awake
and listen to
a gently snoring wife.
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December 3rd, 2009 @23:08 #
Insomniac in love is delightful.
I didn't realise, though, that there was a choice between Pilates and Bethlehem.
December 4th, 2009 @00:14 #
Pontius Pilates, perhaps? Dear Gus. His is a unique mind.
December 4th, 2009 @07:29 #
These poems are gorgeous. Humour in South African poetry? Who woulda thunk?
December 4th, 2009 @07:30 #
Fiona! There's lots of humour in SA poetry.
December 4th, 2009 @08:19 #
I know - just kidding ;) But there's quite bit of Woe Is Me as well...