William Marr Poems

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1.
April Fools' Day

April arrived
with a message on my desk
'Call Mr. Lyon—
Urgent! ! ! '
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2.
Last Life

Roaming somewhere in the universe
a clang from an anvil
or a hollow resonance from the woods
is yet to reach me
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3.
Space Incarnation

Many would take it
as the midway station to heaven
nineteen hundred miles up
can heaven be far away?
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4.
Night Cruise On Lake Michigan

Standing on top of a skyscraper
one can no doubt pick the stars with ease
yet from here it seems more likely
that the stars descend from the sky themselves
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5.
Dry Season

Even the shadows
are dried to the bone
their whiskers sparse and brown
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6.
Autumn Window

Now that she is middle-aged, my wife
likes to stand before the window
and comb her hair
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7.
Retirement

Retirement

At last
he can call
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8.
Shadow Of A Void

the sky has become dizzy
holding its breath
watching
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9.
Home

with wings
anywhere can be home

yet all these starving refugees can do
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10.
An Easter Surprise

Lying magnificently in the nest
the two blue eggs, still radiant
with the mother's warmth
must have been hidden by God
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