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They are the regular regulars,
More so than I.
First, the kid: He's methodical.
With silent assurance and upward heaves
He moves his masses gracef..
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What ails you, dear Emmaline,
Is not Chagas' disease,
Or schistosomiasis,
Or leprosy, or acute necrosis,
Or typhus, or hypoplasia,
Or tetanus, or..
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O lovely devil,
I need not speak of you;
I merely think: "The time has come,"
And you appear!
Your truck with the roll-up door in back
Parks by t..
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"Plaudicite, amici!"
In that phrase I hear the echo of
A trite Zen koan.
Reformulate it thus:
What is the sound
Of no one clapping?
Ah, but in t..
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Should provisions be made
To permit those who wish it
(Of their volition)
To flirt with Death?
Not euthanasia--that option
In some forward-thinki..
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You can tell he's an actor,
Deep down in his heart,
Even when muted:
The way he shutters
And shuttles his pupils;
From his gestures, imparting
N..
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I might have become a great writer
Had I twisted my screws even tighter
And embarked on a daily imbibble
To invoke that old alky-haze sybil,
The M..
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We remain in pandemic limbo,
A half-hearted sort of house arrest,
Forever unsure of the protocols,
At the mercy of those who choose to ignore
The ..
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She was distressed, she was in pain,
She clung to the pole like a drunk in the rain,
Wailing like a griever
Or an infant with a fever.
Was she hur..
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"The railwaymen glowered motionlessly, awaiting strong tea, awaiting death, seeing death
before them, not interfering."
--Robert Aickman, "..
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