David McLansky Poems

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131.
Queen Gertrude

Queen Gertrude


Is it crass of me to say
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132.
New Years Day 2014

133.
In Memory Of Pete Seeger

He always seemed a bit naïve
This bony man, this towering reed;
But he sang wh such boyish élan
This old man who made his banjo twang;
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134.
Prayers For Kay

'I don't want to die, ' she sighed,
An old woman with a look of fear,
Making friends at 84,
Afraid she'd disappear;
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135.
Words Spoken Without Passion's Breath

Words spoken without passion's breath
Mocks the receiver as in a jest;
Exchanging mere formality
As substance for sincerity.
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136.
For Kay Newly Transfered To A Nursing Home

I lie awake and hear the shifts
Alter as I dream and drift
Mixing wish with long nightmares,
Cursing as I'm made aware
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137.
Deer In My Garden

The deer ate my tulip tops
Sheared them off, their petals cropped;
The blazing reds, the yellow creams,
Have disappeared as in a dream;
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138.
A Song For Liao Yiwu

In the Stateless prison of Liao Yiwu,
Where class has been abolished,
There are always slaves to shine your shoes,
Fresh blood is used as polish.
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139.
To Julia

This uncertain world that we inhabit
Has the staying power of a rabbit
Who poses perfect in the glade
With nervous sniffing in the shade.
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140.
Walking On The Morning Beach

The herons cry, the sea gulls screech,
In the graying light of dawn
I come upon a sandy form;

And reaching down I almost toddle,
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