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by: Will Dockery - Sun, 11 Jun 2023 14:55 UTC

https://pennyspoetry.fandom.com/wiki/Sandbox%3A_Act_of_Will_part_2
>
> Looked All Over
>
> Walked through the rain
> to the telephone
> it was cold outside
> winter
> you know
> so I knew
> it would be this way.
>
> I was looking out
> that busted up window
> and knew
> that the phone call
> was needed
> but it was cold outside
> and raining.
>
> Got blown
> by that misty rain
> driven off days
> to find her
> but she was
> as missing as possible.
>
> Tried every place
> I could think of
> which in hindsight
> was not that many.
> I forget sometimes
> just how big a city can be.
> She was missing
> Possibly insane.
>
> I even talked with her dad
> who said nothing.
> I looked all over
> couldn't see
> the forest for the trees.
> I looked all over
> a frozen wall of emotions
> between then and me.
> I looked all over
> but it was actually over
> before I even began.
>
> Heated up a can of soup
> in the apartment.
> Stirred in some
> bizarre leftovers.
> There was
> a knock on my door.
> It was Berg
> who was cackling and crazed
> laughing about somebody
> who had given him a ride.
>
> I had to go to the telephone
> into the rain
> to try and find her.
>
> I talked to the police
> who could only speak of death.
> I looked all over
> looked up to the sky
> as the rain came down.
> I looked all over
> watched the searchlights
> at the used car lot.
> I looked all over
> would have been nice,
> to know
> what her family knew.
>
> -Will Dockery
>
>
> 1983

On topic for the current focus of the group, obviously.

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Subject: Re: Looked All Over / Will Dockery (1983)
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by: George Dance - Thu, 15 Jun 2023 14:28 UTC

On Sunday, June 11, 2023 at 10:55:50 AM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> https://pennyspoetry.fandom.com/wiki/Sandbox%3A_Act_of_Will_part_2
> >
> > Looked All Over
> >
> > Walked through the rain
> > to the telephone
> > it was cold outside
> > winter
> > you know
> > so I knew
> > it would be this way.
> >
> > I was looking out
> > that busted up window
> > and knew
> > that the phone call
> > was needed
> > but it was cold outside
> > and raining.
> >
> > Got blown
> > by that misty rain
> > driven off days
> > to find her
> > but she was
> > as missing as possible.
> >
> > Tried every place
> > I could think of
> > which in hindsight
> > was not that many.
> > I forget sometimes
> > just how big a city can be.
> > She was missing
> > Possibly insane.
> >
> > I even talked with her dad
> > who said nothing.
> > I looked all over
> > couldn't see
> > the forest for the trees.
> > I looked all over
> > a frozen wall of emotions
> > between then and me.
> > I looked all over
> > but it was actually over
> > before I even began.
> >
> > Heated up a can of soup
> > in the apartment.
> > Stirred in some
> > bizarre leftovers.
> > There was
> > a knock on my door.
> > It was Berg
> > who was cackling and crazed
> > laughing about somebody
> > who had given him a ride.
> >
> > I had to go to the telephone
> > into the rain
> > to try and find her.
> >
> > I talked to the police
> > who could only speak of death.
> > I looked all over
> > looked up to the sky
> > as the rain came down.
> > I looked all over
> > watched the searchlights
> > at the used car lot.
> > I looked all over
> > would have been nice,
> > to know
> > what her family knew.
> >
> > -Will Dockery
> >
> >
> > 1983

> On topic for the current focus of the group, obviously.

I don't know how much editing i did on this poem. I'm pretty sure I mainly used it as is

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by: W-Dockery - Thu, 15 Jun 2023 19:48 UTC

George Dance wrote:

> On Sunday, June 11, 2023 at 10:55:50 AM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
>> https://pennyspoetry.fandom.com/wiki/Sandbox%3A_Act_of_Will_part_2
>> >
>> > Looked All Over
>> >
>> > Walked through the rain
>> > to the telephone
>> > it was cold outside
>> > winter
>> > you know
>> > so I knew
>> > it would be this way.
>> >
>> > I was looking out
>> > that busted up window
>> > and knew
>> > that the phone call
>> > was needed
>> > but it was cold outside
>> > and raining.
>> >
>> > Got blown
>> > by that misty rain
>> > driven off days
>> > to find her
>> > but she was
>> > as missing as possible.
>> >
>> > Tried every place
>> > I could think of
>> > which in hindsight
>> > was not that many.
>> > I forget sometimes
>> > just how big a city can be.
>> > She was missing
>> > Possibly insane.
>> >
>> > I even talked with her dad
>> > who said nothing.
>> > I looked all over
>> > couldn't see
>> > the forest for the trees.
>> > I looked all over
>> > a frozen wall of emotions
>> > between then and me.
>> > I looked all over
>> > but it was actually over
>> > before I even began.
>> >
>> > Heated up a can of soup
>> > in the apartment.
>> > Stirred in some
>> > bizarre leftovers.
>> > There was
>> > a knock on my door.
>> > It was Berg
>> > who was cackling and crazed
>> > laughing about somebody
>> > who had given him a ride.
>> >
>> > I had to go to the telephone
>> > into the rain
>> > to try and find her.
>> >
>> > I talked to the police
>> > who could only speak of death.
>> > I looked all over
>> > looked up to the sky
>> > as the rain came down.
>> > I looked all over
>> > watched the searchlights
>> > at the used car lot.
>> > I looked all over
>> > would have been nice,
>> > to know
>> > what her family knew.
>> >
>> > -Will Dockery
>> >
>> >
>> > 1983

>> On topic for the current focus of the group, obviously.

> I don't know how much editing i did on this poem. I'm pretty sure I mainly used it as is

I don't remember, will have to check the archives.

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by: W-Dockery - Fri, 16 Jun 2023 02:53 UTC

George Dance wrote:

>> On topic for the current focus of the group, obviously.

> I don't know how much editing i did on this poem. I'm pretty sure I mainly used it as is

Again, I haven't done a comparison in a while.

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by: W.Dockery - Fri, 16 Jun 2023 18:31 UTC

>https://pennyspoetry.fandom.com/wiki/Sandbox%3A_Act_of_Will_part_2
>
>> Looked All Over
>>
>> Walked through the rain
>> to the telephone
>> it was cold outside
>> winter
>> you know
>> so I knew
>> it would be this way.
>>
>> I was looking out
>> that busted up window
>> and knew
>> that the phone call
>> was needed
>> but it was cold outside
>> and raining.
>>
>> Got blown
>> by that misty rain
>> driven off days
>> to find her
>> but she was
>> as missing as possible.
>>
>> Tried every place
>> I could think of
>> which in hindsight
>> was not that many.
>> I forget sometimes
>> just how big a city can be.
>> She was missing
>> Possibly insane.
>>
>> I even talked with her dad
>> who said nothing.
>> I looked all over
>> couldn't see
>> the forest for the trees.
>> I looked all over
>> a frozen wall of emotions
>> between then and me.
>> I looked all over
>> but it was actually over
>> before I even began.
>>
>> Heated up a can of soup
>> in the apartment.
>> Stirred in some
>> bizarre leftovers.
>> There was
>> a knock on my door.
>> It was Berg
>> who was cackling and crazed
>> laughing about somebody
>> who had given him a ride.
>>
>> I had to go to the telephone
>> into the rain
>> to try and find her.
>>
>> I talked to the police
>> who could only speak of death.
>> I looked all over
>> looked up to the sky
>> as the rain came down.
>> I looked all over
>> watched the searchlights
>> at the used car lot.
>> I looked all over
>> would have been nice,
>> to know
>> what her family knew.
>>
>> -Will Dockery (1983)

On topic for the current focus of the group, obviously, written two years after the events, when my memory was painfully clear about the events depicted.

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by: Will Dockery - Tue, 20 Jun 2023 04:57 UTC

On Thursday, June 15, 2023 at 10:28:23 AM UTC-4, George Dance wrote:
> On Sunday, June 11, 2023 at 10:55:50 AM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
>
> > https://pennyspoetry.fandom.com/wiki/Sandbox%3A_Act_of_Will_part_2
> > >
> > > Looked All Over
> > >
> > > Walked through the rain
> > > to the telephone
> > > it was cold outside
> > > winter
> > > you know
> > > so I knew
> > > it would be this way.
> > >
> > > I was looking out
> > > that busted up window
> > > and knew
> > > that the phone call
> > > was needed
> > > but it was cold outside
> > > and raining.
> > >
> > > Got blown
> > > by that misty rain
> > > driven off days
> > > to find her
> > > but she was
> > > as missing as possible.
> > >
> > > Tried every place
> > > I could think of
> > > which in hindsight
> > > was not that many.
> > > I forget sometimes
> > > just how big a city can be.
> > > She was missing
> > > Possibly insane.
> > >
> > > I even talked with her dad
> > > who said nothing.
> > > I looked all over
> > > couldn't see
> > > the forest for the trees.
> > > I looked all over
> > > a frozen wall of emotions
> > > between then and me.
> > > I looked all over
> > > but it was actually over
> > > before I even began.
> > >
> > > Heated up a can of soup
> > > in the apartment.
> > > Stirred in some
> > > bizarre leftovers.
> > > There was
> > > a knock on my door.
> > > It was Berg
> > > who was cackling and crazed
> > > laughing about somebody
> > > who had given him a ride.
> > >
> > > I had to go to the telephone
> > > into the rain
> > > to try and find her.
> > >
> > > I talked to the police
> > > who could only speak of death.
> > > I looked all over
> > > looked up to the sky
> > > as the rain came down.
> > > I looked all over
> > > watched the searchlights
> > > at the used car lot.
> > > I looked all over
> > > would have been nice,
> > > to know
> > > what her family knew.
> > >
> > > -Will Dockery (1983)
>
> > On topic for the current focus of the group, obviously.
> I don't know how much editing i did on this poem. I'm pretty sure I mainly used it as is

A bit of trivia, this month is the 40th anniversary of the publication of my first poetry chapbook in 1983.

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by: W-Dockery - Tue, 20 Jun 2023 14:50 UTC

George Dance wrote:

>> On topic for the current focus of the group, obviously.

> I don't know how much editing i did on this poem. I'm pretty sure I mainly used it as is

This one deserves a sequel at the very least.

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by: w.dockery - Sat, 24 Jun 2023 09:51 UTC

George Dance wrote:

>> On topic for the current focus of the group, obviously.

> I don't know how much editing i did on this poem. I'm pretty sure I mainly used it as is

I don't remember but that's a good reason our archived discussions will be useful now and in the future.

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by: General-Zod - Thu, 6 Jul 2023 20:00 UTC

George Dance wrote:

> Will Dockery wrote:
>
>> https://pennyspoetry.fandom.com/wiki/Sandbox%3A_Act_of_Will_part_2
>> >
>> > Looked All Over
>> >
>> > Walked through the rain
>> > to the telephone
>> > it was cold outside
>> > winter
>> > you know
>> > so I knew
>> > it would be this way.
>> >
>> > I was looking out
>> > that busted up window
>> > and knew
>> > that the phone call
>> > was needed
>> > but it was cold outside
>> > and raining.
>> >
>> > Got blown
>> > by that misty rain
>> > driven off days
>> > to find her
>> > but she was
>> > as missing as possible.
>> >
>> > Tried every place
>> > I could think of
>> > which in hindsight
>> > was not that many.
>> > I forget sometimes
>> > just how big a city can be.
>> > She was missing
>> > Possibly insane.
>> >
>> > I even talked with her dad
>> > who said nothing.
>> > I looked all over
>> > couldn't see
>> > the forest for the trees.
>> > I looked all over
>> > a frozen wall of emotions
>> > between then and me.
>> > I looked all over
>> > but it was actually over
>> > before I even began.
>> >
>> > Heated up a can of soup
>> > in the apartment.
>> > Stirred in some
>> > bizarre leftovers.
>> > There was
>> > a knock on my door.
>> > It was Berg
>> > who was cackling and crazed
>> > laughing about somebody
>> > who had given him a ride.
>> >
>> > I had to go to the telephone
>> > into the rain
>> > to try and find her.
>> >
>> > I talked to the police
>> > who could only speak of death.
>> > I looked all over
>> > looked up to the sky
>> > as the rain came down.
>> > I looked all over
>> > watched the searchlights
>> > at the used car lot.
>> > I looked all over
>> > would have been nice,
>> > to know
>> > what her family knew.
>> >
>> > -Will Dockery
>> >
>> >
>> > 1983

>> On topic for the current focus of the group, obviously.

> I don't know how much editing i did on this poem. I'm pretty sure I mainly used it as is

Quite good whichever...

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by: W.Dockery - Thu, 13 Jul 2023 13:59 UTC

General-Zod wrote:

> George Dance wrote:

>> Will Dockery wrote:
>>
>>> https://pennyspoetry.fandom.com/wiki/Sandbox%3A_Act_of_Will_part_2
>>> >
>>> > Looked All Over
>>> >
>>> > Walked through the rain
>>> > to the telephone
>>> > it was cold outside
>>> > winter
>>> > you know
>>> > so I knew
>>> > it would be this way.
>>> >
>>> > I was looking out
>>> > that busted up window
>>> > and knew
>>> > that the phone call
>>> > was needed
>>> > but it was cold outside
>>> > and raining.
>>> >
>>> > Got blown
>>> > by that misty rain
>>> > driven off days
>>> > to find her
>>> > but she was
>>> > as missing as possible.
>>> >
>>> > Tried every place
>>> > I could think of
>>> > which in hindsight
>>> > was not that many.
>>> > I forget sometimes
>>> > just how big a city can be.
>>> > She was missing
>>> > Possibly insane.
>>> >
>>> > I even talked with her dad
>>> > who said nothing.
>>> > I looked all over
>>> > couldn't see
>>> > the forest for the trees.
>>> > I looked all over
>>> > a frozen wall of emotions
>>> > between then and me.
>>> > I looked all over
>>> > but it was actually over
>>> > before I even began.
>>> >
>>> > Heated up a can of soup
>>> > in the apartment.
>>> > Stirred in some
>>> > bizarre leftovers.
>>> > There was
>>> > a knock on my door.
>>> > It was Berg
>>> > who was cackling and crazed
>>> > laughing about somebody
>>> > who had given him a ride.
>>> >
>>> > I had to go to the telephone
>>> > into the rain
>>> > to try and find her.
>>> >
>>> > I talked to the police
>>> > who could only speak of death.
>>> > I looked all over
>>> > looked up to the sky
>>> > as the rain came down.
>>> > I looked all over
>>> > watched the searchlights
>>> > at the used car lot.
>>> > I looked all over
>>> > would have been nice,
>>> > to know
>>> > what her family knew.
>>> >
>>> > -Will Dockery
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > 1983

>>> On topic for the current focus of the group, obviously.

>> I don't know how much editing i did on this poem. I'm pretty sure I mainly used it as is

> Quite good whichever...

Good morning, thanks again for the nod.

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by: W.Dockery - Thu, 20 Jul 2023 07:12 UTC

General-Zod wrote:
> George Dance wrote:
>> Will Dockery wrote:
>
>>>https://pennyspoetry.fandom.com/wiki/Sandbox%3A_Act_of_Will_part_2
>>> >
>>> > Looked All Over
>>> >
>>> > Walked through the rain
>>> > to the telephone
>>> > it was cold outside
>>> > winter
>>> > you know
>>> > so I knew
>>> > it would be this way.
>>> >
>>> > I was looking out
>>> > that busted up window
>>> > and knew
>>> > that the phone call
>>> > was needed
>>> > but it was cold outside
>>> > and raining.
>>> >
>>> > Got blown
>>> > by that misty rain
>>> > driven off days
>>> > to find her
>>> > but she was
>>> > as missing as possible.
>>> >
>>> > Tried every place
>>> > I could think of
>>> > which in hindsight
>>> > was not that many.
>>> > I forget sometimes
>>> > just how big a city can be.
>>> > She was missing
>>> > Possibly insane.
>>> >
>>> > I even talked with her dad
>>> > who said nothing.
>>> > I looked all over
>>> > couldn't see
>>> > the forest for the trees.
>>> > I looked all over
>>> > a frozen wall of emotions
>>> > between then and me.
>>> > I looked all over
>>> > but it was actually over
>>> > before I even began.
>>> >
>>> > Heated up a can of soup
>>> > in the apartment.
>>> > Stirred in some
>>> > bizarre leftovers.
>>> > There was
>>> > a knock on my door.
>>> > It was Berg
>>> > who was cackling and crazed
>>> > laughing about somebody
>>> > who had given him a ride.
>>> >
>>> > I had to go to the telephone
>>> > into the rain
>>> > to try and find her.
>>> >
>>> > I talked to the police
>>> > who could only speak of death.
>>> > I looked all over
>>> > looked up to the sky
>>> > as the rain came down.
>>> > I looked all over
>>> > watched the searchlights
>>> > at the used car lot.
>>> > I looked all over
>>> > would have been nice,
>>> > to know
>>> > what her family knew.
>>> >
>>> > -Will Dockery
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > 1983

>>> On topic for the current focus of the group, obviously.

>> I don't know how much editing i did on this poem. I'm pretty sure I mainly used it as is

> Quite good whichever...

Good morning, thanks again for reading and commenting.

"The medium is the massage." -- Crazy Nigel

arts / alt.arts.poetry.comments / Re: Looked All Over / Will Dockery (1983)

Subject	Author
Re: Looked All Over / Will Dockery (1983)	Will Dockery
Re: Looked All Over / Will Dockery (1983)	George Dance
Re: Looked All Over / Will Dockery (1983)	W-Dockery
Re: Looked All Over / Will Dockery (1983)	W-Dockery
Re: Looked All Over / Will Dockery (1983)	Will Dockery
Re: Looked All Over / Will Dockery (1983)	W-Dockery
Re: Looked All Over / Will Dockery (1983)	w.dockery
Re: Looked All Over / Will Dockery (1983)	General-Zod
Re: Looked All Over / Will Dockery (1983)	W.Dockery
Re: Looked All Over / Will Dockery (1983)	W.Dockery
Re: Looked All Over / Will Dockery (1983)	W.Dockery