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Akhmatova In this room you waited for word of where Your husband and son were Wearing one of the shawls you wear In the photographs that hang on the…
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Sons
Sons I’ve been both the prodigal son and the son Who stayed home, the wayward one And the one who obeyed, the son Who asked for his inheritance early As…
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The Fourth Hand
The Fourth Hand There was once a clock with four hands — hours, minutes, seconds, and — no one knew what the fourth was for.
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July in St. Petersburg
July in St.
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One Knight
One Knight To protect this island from invasion The last knight ordered that the dead knights be Dug up and their loose armor unbuckled From their…
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Macron
Macron Absurdity of that slap The world saw and how He looked looking back. Not the face he puts on For his people, that. No, the real one, the one His…
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Whitetail Shoulder Mount, Wisconsin
Whitetail Shoulder Mount, Wisconsin I swear the head of the buck My brother shot has turned Since last I was home like it did The snowy morning he heard…
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AI
AI Articles about the risks of AI Read by automated voices. It seems the deeper into the labyrinth We go, the fewer choices. We must breathe the water…
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