Francis Poole Poems

FACE OFF


Finally
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I was about to cross
the wooden footbridge
over the mill race
when a large Grackle
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When I was eight
I moved into a new foster home
with my suitcase and
three painted turtles.
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SUNDAY MORNING 2020

To the traveler in space
there is no sense of movement
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TRAIN TO DRADEG


Standing at the back of the last coach
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In ancient astrology
Dark Gemini is the opposite
of its twin Light Gemini.
Dark Gemini is a deceitful huckster,
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What do de date matter
What do it matter

How the wind don't blow
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POSTCARD INSTRUCTIONS

Let us know the size of suite
With its treasure of amenities
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WAR OF THE WORLDS
I am profoundly optimistic about nothing.
--Francis Bacon
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OCCURRENCE

A very long time ago
when I was five years old
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