EF Works by Ray Sharp by Ray Sharp (Appeared in the January 2010 Issue) quail tap dancing on carport roof cat crouched on yellow car looking up blame is transitive its object direct or strongly implied regret is reflexive like a cat crouched re- -cur- -sive like birds on a wire cats can be bedeviled by the unreachable closeness of birds regret is like this too if the roof were gone he could reach the bird but where to stand and where the bird the past is impenetrable as corrugated tin and wavy the sound of birds can fascinate or mock blame the bird (Visit our sponsored ads to help us become a paying market!) |