From tony@express.com Wed Jan 8 13:45 PST 1997 Return-Path: Received: from informix.com (kingcrab.informix.com) by osprey (5.x/SMI-SVR4) id AA29118; Wed, 8 Jan 1997 13:45:33 -0800 Received: from gateway.informix.com (gateway.informix.com [192.216.240.3]) by informix.com (8.7.4/8.7.3) with ESMTP id NAA21690 for ; Wed, 8 Jan 1997 13:45:32 -0800 (PST) Received: from infoexp.express.com ([199.74.247.3]) by gateway.informix.com (8.7.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id NAA05921 for ; Wed, 8 Jan 1997 13:45:35 -0800 (PST) Received: from alto.express.com (alto.express.com [199.74.248.4]) by infoexp.express.com (8.6.10/8.6.6) with ESMTP id NAA11141; Wed, 8 Jan 1997 13:50:02 -0800 Received: from [199.74.248.30] ([199.74.248.30]) by alto.express.com (8.6.10/8.6.6) with SMTP id NAA28278; Wed, 8 Jan 1997 13:46:54 -0800 X-Sender: tony@alto.express.com Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 13:43:29 -0800 To: andyw@informix.com, andyw@scroom.com, deans@dfi.com From: tony@express.com (Tony Han) Subject: poem for this issue Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Status: RO X-Mozilla-Status: 0001 Content-Length: 914 Hey gents, Publish this one for me as Andy Ladd. It's un-editted, so, for me, not as clean. t --------------------------------------- TITLE: Ready Ovations The Lights beckon, And I follow with the empty consolation Of understanding. Sound surrounds me, Flashing and spinning with The urgency of desires. She stands Oh so close Looking onwards, The atmosphere dazzled by her presence. And we are parted constantly, Yet I never lose sight Of what I want, Shadowed by what I need. I see her through the masking Twists of glass Filled with alcoholic enlightment. And there will always be time. "I know better," But that's always followed by 'Don't be bitter." And I've lost -- for the moment. And for every face that Dazzled the imagination, Yours returns with the force of Hoped recognition. And I live to the last moment In a melancoly daze and stupor, Till the curtain of light closes And I know no Fear.