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poettothecars
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0 posted 2006-05-21 01:00 AM


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Other Stuff

20 May 2006


That other stuff always kills
steals us from tomorrow
Broken glass, spilt water
that bowl of cereal from last night

When was mourning
perhaps it never came
Captured and caught
entangled in rapture

What would take care of another
never time to be alone
Yet in loneliness to shatter
other stuff always to stand and wave

Breakfast at midnight, supper at noon
Where was tomorrow
that would be yesterday soon


Stuff is a group of items, matter or events (the tangible substance that goes into the
makeup of a physical object; “wheat is the stuff they use to make bread”) To stuff up
(“to make a mistake”), to have stuff [or other stuff] to do (“items or matters to take care
of , attend to, or resolve”).

Miscellaneous unspecified objects; (“the trunk was full of stuff”) Clothing (informal terms for
personal possessions). Stuff and nonsense, (senseless talk; “don’t give me that stuff”).
Unspecified qualities (“the stuff of heroes”; “having the right stuff”) Information in some form
or another; (“there's good stuff in that book”). An important or characteristic component;
(“suspense is the very stuff of narrative”)

As a verb to thrust, shove, squeeze (press or force; “Stuff money into an envelope”;
“She thrust the letter into his hand”) Choke up, block (obstruct; “My nose is all stuffed up”;
“Her arteries are blocked”). Overindulge, binge, pig out, (overeat or eat immodestly; make a
pig of oneself; “She stuffed herself at the dinner table”; “The children binged on ice-cream”)
Fill tightly with a material substance; (“stuff a pillow with feathers”; “The old lady wants to
have her dead poodle stuffed by the taxidermist”) Or in cooking (fill with a stuffing;
“Have you stuffed the turkey yet?”) and get stuffed (a slang term)


© 2006 Christopher W Herbert (a New Zealand Poet)

a poet who cares


© Copyright 2006 Christopher W Herbert - All Rights Reserved
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1 posted 2006-05-21 01:13 AM


"When was mourning
perhaps it never came
Captured and caught
entangled in rapture

What would take care of another
never time to be alone
Yet in loneliness to shatter
other stuff always to stand and wave"

loved this

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2 posted 2006-05-21 05:15 PM


nicely done!
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3 posted 2006-05-21 05:18 PM


I had a good muse

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