I hang from the top shelf of a hard life
like a dusty and old lambrequin
Thus tattered by parasitic mites and torn
from the sheer weight of my grasp
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Keep hanging on Ted. You are the toughest guy I know. Top shelf means most valuable, which is what you are. ~ Sara
'...Thus tattered by parasitic mites and torn/from the sheer weight of my grasp...' Just one of several strong images from this strong defiance of going gently into that good night. Inspiring.
Packed with power.... no self-pity... almost ruthless... ten seconds? nope.... ten years. t x
Reflections of such heraldic symbolism can ONLY hang from the Top Shelf - but there is no winsome mythology about the Hard Life alluded to. Ted manages to mix his metaphors exquisitely but sensitively - and still produces a down-to-earth homily of good reading. Rgds, Ivan
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