All I ask of a woman is that she shall feel gently towards me when my heart feels kindly towards her, and there shall be the soft, soft tremor as of unheard bells between us. It is all I ask. I am so tired of violent women lashing out and insisting on being loved, when there is no love in them. D H Lawrence ----- Original Message ----- From: Nancy Gish To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 8:22 PM Subject: Re: By The Way Snakes are lovely creatures; read D. H. Lawrence (who was wonderful on animals and death even though he knew nothing whatever about sex or women). If there is a curse, I think it is our species prejudices. Nancy >>> Chokh Raj 01/27/09 11:22 AM >>> an encore, if you like All snakes do -- on the sly. But does it relieve them of the curse? CR --- On Tue, 1/27/09, Chokh Raj <[log in to unmask]> wrote: From: Chokh Raj <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: By The Way To: [log in to unmask] Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 9:28 AM All snakes do -- on the sly. Cheers! CR --- On Tue, 1/27/09, Peter Montgomery <[log in to unmask]> wrote: From: Peter Montgomery <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: By The Way To: [log in to unmask] Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 2:12 AM When snakes slough, they have to back into nook or cranny to lodge the slough, before they can pull out of it. P. ----- Original Message ----- From: Chokh Raj To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 7:43 AM Subject: Re: By The Way lingering in the chambers of the sea without ever graduating to any thought like a pair of ragged claws as if merely to breathe were life CR --- On Sun, 1/25/09, Peter Montgomery <[log in to unmask]> wrote: From: Peter Montgomery <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: By The Way To: [log in to unmask] Date: Sunday, January 25, 2009, 7:16 AM Trying to hang on to life is like trying to stay forever in Gr. 12, no graduation. P.