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Charles Harper Webb (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Poems of Charles Harper Webb
| 1. | Against Indifference | 3/14/2012 |
| 2. | Blind | 1/1/2004 |
| 3. | Dum Vivimus Vigilemus | 3/14/2012 |
| 4. | Enthusiasm | 1/1/2004 |
| 5. | Giant Fungus | 1/1/2004 |
| 6. | Gil, the Toreador | 3/14/2012 |
| 7. | March | 3/14/2012 |
| 8. | Post-Vacation Tristesse | 1/1/2004 |
| 9. | Reservations Confirmed | 1/1/2004 |
| 10. | Silent Letters | 1/1/2004 |
| 11. | Suitcase | 1/1/2004 |
| 12. | The Death Of Santa Claus | 1/1/2004 |
| 13. | The Wife of the Mind | 1/1/2004 |
| 14. | With a Nantucket Shell | 3/14/2012 |
Enthusiasm
"Don't overdo it," Dad yelled, watching me
Play shortstop, collect stamps and shells,
Roll on the grass laughing until I peed my pants.
"Screw him," I said, and grabbed every cowry
I could find, hogged all the books I could
From Heights Library, wore out the baseball
Diamond dawn to dusk, and—parents in Duluth—
Gorged on bountiful Candy dusk to dawn.
