A Daily Routine
This morningI awoke, Reluctantly Unwrapped myself from A nest offlannel, And tiptoed to the bathroom ...
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Annoyance
I cross theborder (showing ID, of course), I leave the restraints of"Grammar-land" easily and encompass the freedom of"Poem-wood" Here I am unfettered by rules, ...
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Brooklyn Bridge
Sun upon my head, Scorching brown locks. Fatherstriding, Too fast for little legs. High above theroadway, ...
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Chatham
Smell of saltair: sweet Sandy beaches Rain: so often ...
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Dandelions
Mycold, unblinking eyes took in the solitary view. All the usualcrowd was there. Piano prodigy in the corner, plodding throughsome sonata. ...
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Fall
The leavesare on fire again, winter licking them with catlike eyes andholding our breath still and silent in the air. Skies moved blueand fierce across the day ...
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Film Critic
I want to bethe picture show for you, so you can sit in a dark theater andwatch my movie, watch my form slide seamlessly across thescreen, ...
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Loneliness II
It's the rainin Baltimore In the summer. It's the sound of the lonelysoul revealing its grief on a piano. The piano keys the tone ofthe ...
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Rain Watch
Thunder rolling high inthe clouds As the trickling droplets of water race down mywindow I press my small nose against the cool glass Sporadicflashes of purple light dart across the sky And the delicate greenleaves glisten with refreshment ...
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Riddles
itis a dangerous game. i know this, because an old woman toldme as i helped her across the street. a slip of the tongue, ...
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Shoes
oppression led tosegregation its spin-off now is degradation still I thrive in thishating nation yet your shoes are brand new ...
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Sunday
Sunday worea long, brown skirt that touched right above the ankle during along, hot summer day with heavy dampness in the air. Sunday woreno shoes ...
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The City
As I walk in the city several things strike meas odd everything is square square and precise ...
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The Red Rose
Wrinkly, blue-eyedwoman with red tainted hair Humming to the tune of "GreenSleeves," Dressed in faded blue jeans in a rose floweredsweater, I call her my Nana ...
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Untitled
Don't know quitewho I am - but I'm something more than there - unaware of my selfpower - I am slightly unstable - gone too far to fall back down- ...
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Untitled X
y= mx+b numbers disturb me Ax+By = C C forconfusion m = slope b = y-intercept so what =equilibrium? ...
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