Lee Crowell Poems

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1.
George's Shoes

my father in law is at the end of his life
his name is George and I don't want him to go

but we all leave
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2.
Six Point Seven

six point seven billion illusionists
today on this globe
seeking consensus
of the senses
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3.
Cambodia

I dream of Cambodia
of white tusked elephants
plodding through your plains
of tigers and panthers lurking regal in green leaved brush
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4.
Washington Square Park

we sat in Washington Square Park
on a slatted wood bench in the sun
your hair was tied back
and your face flushed pink with little beads of sweat
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5.
Angel's Place

there is a fat woman in tight fitting clothes
has a place called Little Angel's
she took me through it
the dimly lit dining room
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6.
The Quest

tiny shiny diamonds
suspended in the night
over these mystery paths
humming echoes of tribal chants
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7.
* Learning Curve

yellow bus stroking the
curves
on a concrete highway
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8.
Diamond In The Rough

we found you on the open dock
a child with eyes of age
we took you in for the good of our sins
and a greater fear of god's rage
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9.
Carmella

used
abused
and utterly confused
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10.
Young Rebel

my father said 'son you've got to
make that run
if you'll ever begin to win'
but dad
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