Max Reif Poems

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1.
.34) Tone Poem: The Finale, 'Leonard Cohen — I'M Your Man'

He stands at the mic,
craggy faded eagle
in a grey suit, singing the verse
in a voice of smoke
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2.
(03new!) Beyond The Hills

I gazed across the valley
at the mute, brown hills beyond,
dappled with dark, round, oaks,
that remind me of Africa's veld.
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3.
(....................16sept) My Argument With Grammar

Nature's conjunctions are invisible,
everything's conjoined, and language
only a dimwitted mimic
running behind.
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4.
(......01july20) In A Minor Key-Letter To Leonard Cohen*

Dear Leonard Cohen,

Strumming and singing
my favorite songs of yours,
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5.
A Gorilla In My Back Yard

There's a gorilla in my back yard.
I'm making friends with him,
approaching cautiously,
as he moves toward my world.
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6.
(..................14sept1) Infusion

I weep at the purity of a little girl
carrying a cup of hot chocolate
carefully across the room.
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7.
Your Fathers (1985)

Your fathers enjoyed things,
your fathers got their hearts broken too.
They were young, they were small,
they were cared for by their parents,
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8.
.35) Time: A Meditation

The bird of Time sat on a branch.
I thought to clip her wings, and so
I climbed upon her back — alas,
the bird took flight again, and now
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9.
(..................14sept2) Portrait: Two Men

The two men
walk together like overgrown boys,
a jaunty humor jingling between them.
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10.
(.0002june15) The Obituary Page

My friend's former wife,
mother of his kids,
died yesterday,
and this morning
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