“Navy Bans Tobacco Use on Its Submarine Fleet” (Diane Mayr)
July 25th, 2010
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next port sailors stock up on lifesavers..
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Headlines:
“Navy Bans Tobacco Use on Its Submarine Fleet” (New York Times)
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Poem by Diane Mayr (see poet biographies). Read more by this poet.
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July 27th, 2010 at 9:45 pm
Very clever. “Lifesavers” lift the poem up on a multi-metaphoric level quite successfully.
July 28th, 2010 at 3:53 am
Agreed – well put Michael! A gem of a senryu Diane.
July 28th, 2010 at 12:51 pm
Many thanks, especially to my editor for the suggestion of a little pruning!