"To thump about with huge wordy feet
Kick box my meaning at obscurity's face"

Great lines, VT. Remind me of the lines

"a poem should be palpable and mute
as a globed fruit"

Words you can hold in your hand. Or in your case, even sprain a finger.;>)

Neil, I am motivated to know more about Francois Villon
now.

"Where are the Snowdens of yesteryear?"....Catch 22, Joseph Heller