21 December 2008

Not Quite a Christmas Card

the glove that
someone left
on the 'e' train
was indeed a
left
glove

. . . to face unafraid
the clothes we mislaid
walking in a winter wonderland


Harpo spielt die Posaune auf eher unkonventionelle Weise.
(German caption to a still from A Night at the Opera.)
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2 comments:

  1. J.Z. HerrenbergMonday, 22 December, 2008

    That 'left glove' would certainly get lost in translation, too.

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  2. Karl HenningMonday, 22 December, 2008

    Aye! You found the connection, and I wasn't aware of the connection . . . the several slight elements were an impromptu. Thanks!

    (The French caption was more distant still: Harpo joue du trombone! [exclamation [point in the original])

    Cheers,
    ~Karl

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