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Crow and Mama
2023-12-06When Crow cried his mother's ear Scorched to a stump. When he laughed she wept Blood her breasts her palms her brow all wept blood. He tried a ste...
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Crow and the Sea
2023-12-06He tried ignoring the sea But it was bigger than death, just as it was bigger than life. He tried talking to the sea But his brain shuttered and his e...
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Lines
2023-12-06WHEN the lamp is shatter'd The light in the dust lies dead; When the cloud is scatter'd The rainbow's glory is shed; When the lute is brok...
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The Question
2023-12-06I DREAM'D that as I wander'd by the way Bare Winter suddenly was changed to Spring; And gentle odours led my steps astray Mix'd with a sou...
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The Harvest Moon
2023-12-06The flame-red moon, the harvest moon, Rolls along the hills, gently bouncing, A vast balloon, Till it takes off, and sinks upward To lie on the bottom...
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Crow Goes Hunting
2023-12-06Crow Decided to try words. He imagined some words for the job, a lovely pack- Clear-eyed, resounding, well-trained, With strong teeth. You could not f...
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Crow's Theology
2023-12-06Crow realized God loved him- Otherwise, he would have dropped dead. So that was proved. Crow reclined, marvelling, on his heart-beat. And he realized ...
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To a Waterfowl
2023-12-06WHITHER midst falling dew While glow the heavens with the last steps of day Far through their rosy depths dost thou pursue Thy solitary way? Vainly th...
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A Forest Hymn
2023-12-06THE GROVES were God's first temples. Ere man learned To hew the shaft and lay the architrave And spread the roof above them—ere he framed Th...
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Resignation
2023-12-06THERE is no flock however watched and tended But one dead lamb is there! There is no fireside howsoe'er defended But has one vacant chair! The air...