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The Initiate
2023-12-06by Charles Simic St. John of the Cross wore dark glasses As he passed me on the street. St. Theresa of Avila, beautiful and grave, Turned her back on ...
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Blankets of Bark
2023-12-06by Sherwin Bitsui Point north, north where they walk in long blankets of curled bark, dividing a line in the sand, smelling like cracked shell, desert...
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blessing the boats
2023-12-06by Lucille Clifton (at St. Mary's) may the tide that is entering even now the lip of our understanding carry you out beyond the face of fear may y...
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The Intruder
2023-12-06by David R. Slavitt He broke in, picking the lock, or having stolen a key, and he knew the code to disarm the alarm, some homeless guy, a crazy street...
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Blood
2023-12-06by Naomi Shihab Nye "A true Arab knows how to catch a fly in his hands," my father would say. And he'd prove it, cupping the buzzer inst...
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The Jumblies
2023-12-06by Edward Lear I They went to sea in a Sieve, they did, In a Sieve they went to sea: In spite of all their friends could say, On a winter's morn, ...
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Bloody Bill
2023-12-06by Dennis Lee You say you want to fight me? But think I'd rather not? Then listen to the story Of another guy I fought, And maybe you'll appre...
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The Junior High School Band Concert
2023-12-06by David Wagoner When our semi-conductor Raised his baton, we sat there Gaping at Marche Militaire, Our mouth-opening number. It seemed faintly famili...
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Blow, blow, thou winter wind
2023-12-06by William Shakespeare Blow, blow, thou winter wind, Thou art not so unkind As man's ingratitude; Thy tooth is not so keen, Because thou art not s...
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The Kite and The Hawk
2023-12-06by Lorenzo Thomas Man is no longer alone in the universe! The day I found the hieroglyphic formula For happiness for all mankind I had to promise to g...