Do those words cause offence? Is it the sort of thing you should shout out in the streets these days? Does it make you think of skin colouring? There are many skin types from black through browns, olives, yellows, reds, pinks, pales to white. If Coco have missed any please tell me [off?]. Please do not think that Coco has forgotten about frogs, fish, flora and feathered friends whose colourings are far more vibrant than our own. Does it make you think of complexion? A dark (to submit to modern perspectives on the matter, but Coco really means black) complexion is much more robust than a pale [white] one and longer lasting. But it is not just skin colouring that is in view here.
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Another time
Another time, another year
The bluebells in the woods
have raised their heads to thee
Who in the shadows of the past
the garth of Arundel didst tread.
The daffodils in gold
have spread a mat for thee
Who in the mists of days of old
the Surrey fields didst oft frequent.
The roses red have yet
their beauty to bestow
‘pon thee who in the present day
much happiness shouldst know.
Pray!
Pray? Did I hear you say?
When did you last hear that said? We were reminded of that this morning. In these days of quarantine what do you do?
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Coco has been clearing out for shredding old files which have lain in loft space for twenty years….not much changes apart from the writing technology. The attached picture is a scan of the opening paragraph of a letter sent to him in the ember months of, Coco thinks, 1987 but it may have been ’86 or ’88.
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