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		 (01-13-2016, 09:10 AM)rayheinrich Wrote:  
         above street noise -
         hawk
         three pigeons
 
Clever. One of the ways I 
test  my short pieces for word economy is by shuffling words and/or lines. If it stops making sense, I probably could chop some. This gets an A:
above street noise
three pigeons
hawk
three pigeons 
hawk
above street noise
three pigeons
above street noise
hawk
OK, the 3rd one is a stretch. Just trying to illustrate my appreciation for the tightness of this piece.
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		 (01-13-2016, 10:55 AM)Tiger the Lion Wrote:   (01-13-2016, 09:10 AM)rayheinrich Wrote:  
         above street noise -
         hawk
         three pigeons
 
Clever. One of the ways I test  my short pieces for word economy is by shuffling words and/or lines. If it stops making sense, I probably could chop some. This gets an A:
above street noise
three pigeons
hawk
three pigeons 
hawk
above street noise
three pigeons
above street noise
hawk
OK, the 3rd one is a stretch. Just trying to illustrate my appreciation for the tightness of this piece.
Paul
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