What went before
could not imagine
Sunflowers shining in Nebraska
light and more light
...
By now the snow a foot deep on the Pier
and still tumbling downstairs to earth
the sea and sky a vast swirling
the heart in awe, aching
...
I read them
read them all
the unbelievable human heart
so easily hurt
...
Who did we see trudging towards us
from the end of the Pier but Pop. He wore
a black vinyl leather jacket
with some twelve safety pins holding it closed.
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As soon as I awoke
I knew
there’d be no work
for me today
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So sad
so sad a life
to steal a poem
to write a poem
...
All my students write about love
BRAVO!
Such sweet wishes of young hearts
BRAVO!
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'Sad, ' said Irving Kaufman
as I entered the Teacher's Center.
'especially for the kids, ' I said,
'to live through a
...
but I won’t
punch the computer keys
to let the world
see the words
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