Michael Shepherd Poems

The only function of economic forecasting
is to make astrology look respectable.

The key to immortality is first
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and yes even the photo
on the back cover
as if he’d gone to the studio,
said, I’ve written this book
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Of course, it’s yours
so you want to love it,
want to believe that
though there are other children,
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Watch them closely.
Your greater life depends on this.
See their bodies, watch their faces,
listen to their sound, which is
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Don’t be half-hearted about this –
be clay.

You know all about clay –
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It’s almost as if we
sing them to each other all the day
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I said to My Beloved
Tell me the measure of truth
My Beloved said
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Zeke Snirer.
he’s young. ish.
he’s got something to offer the world:
he’s the best judge of poetry. ever.
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The famous Poet Laureate
of North Dakota State
has been suspended on full pay
just because one merry day
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