Michael Chitwood
United States / Virginia
Poems
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1.
The Collection
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Even two years later, she still gets correspondence
addressed to him. Correspondence. This like that.
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addressed to him. Correspondence. This like that.
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2.
Men Throwing Bricks
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The one on the ground lofts two at a time
with just the right lift for them to finish
their rise as the one on the scaffold turns
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with just the right lift for them to finish
their rise as the one on the scaffold turns
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Summer Job
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At the end of the work day
you could tell exactly how far you had gotten
and how much farther you had to go.
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you could tell exactly how far you had gotten
and how much farther you had to go.
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Basement Barber
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Here were said the words men say.
The oil stove winked its slit black eye;
it knew they did not have their way.
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The oil stove winked its slit black eye;
it knew they did not have their way.
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Dollar Bill
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Small-town AM station,
morning show,
still doing a gospel number every hour.
Who's listening?
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morning show,
still doing a gospel number every hour.
Who's listening?
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6.
The Coffins
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Two days into the flood
they appear, moored against
a roof eave or bobbing caught
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they appear, moored against
a roof eave or bobbing caught
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Morning Walk, Holden Beach
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Ghost moon in the upper right-hand corner
where we used to write our names—
Is it quiet there, Tom,
adrift from your drift of ashes?
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where we used to write our names—
Is it quiet there, Tom,
adrift from your drift of ashes?
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8.
Fixing It
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The Happy Handyman's van
has just come down my street.
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has just come down my street.
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The Municipality
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has given him a shirt
with his name on it.
Such is the way
of municipalities
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with his name on it.
Such is the way
of municipalities
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10.
The One Day
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We were behind on the job
so waited out the rain in the pickup.
Because the backhoe would mire
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so waited out the rain in the pickup.
Because the backhoe would mire
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