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He had, when it became clear The dog was on his last legs,Went to a canine memorial concern,One of those somewhat well-intentioned marketing brainstor..
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He’d been able, after some gentle persistence,To wheedle his way into the place(He’d been vaguely recognized by the caretaker,A certain af..
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She would never dream of arriving at a sessionLooking like a first take--not like the bass playerWith his shirt collar rising and rollingLike some unp..
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It was a trip which was essential, one supposes,Though the notion that one must parseWhich forays into the outdoors Require self-justification(If we a..
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These gatherings had become somewhat regular,A short drive for most involved,Having stayed behind once the mill closed(There were the odd out-of-state..
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His wife no longer argues the pointWhen he announces that Tommy is stopping by,Simply bringing forth a woebegone soundReminiscent of a November wind w..
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There werechildren, sweethearts,shared Moscows, Odessas,So I whispered Ready, aim butnot fire.
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The acquisition of a son
With an adequate
corporeality, albeit with certain caveats,
Certain limitations in terms
of progeny and posterity..
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Its
color sat somewhere on the spectrum between brown and gray
(Such
things being dependent on vagaries of the light,
And
the perspectiv..
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We do not, perhaps, expect the very sky
To descend upon us, all chunks and wedges
As it did upon the simple, deluded chick
Of the nurser..
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