Raymond R. Gallagher Poems

Tis amazing what
Out of sheer desperation
The mind of man can contrive When from the depths
Of the dormant cells
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(excerpt) "Yes we were joined in holy nailhood
while the symphony of hammers
played
and the saws sang out in varying tones
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(excerpt) "Lazily I drifted down the river
with the falls now far behind
Was my destination the ocean?
I really don't mind" "For by the banks of the river
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