don-bouchardNova

66 / M / American

My Father Explains NothingMy father never says: / “I miss your mother.” / Instead he asks

May 30

The Ebb and Flow of the Academic LifeWe live in oceanic tides / Students come and go / Papers left on the sands

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Apr 24

In Ireland, the farmers are tryingTo catch the government's ears / To say, "Cannot ye hear?" / Politicians never realize the money

15

Apr 24

VoiceI would be a voice / Sometimes strident / Sometimes quiet

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Apr 16

The Houthi FactorOil is the drumbeat beneath every throne, / the pulse of a world that pretends it’s grown; / yet the Red Sea shivers, the tankers crawl slow,

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Apr 3

Explication of a PaintingTrying to hold fond, forever memories, / I painted the sun setting in the hills / With a river running down, and cottonwoods

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Mar 11

Discovering the PlanHe was an old friend of the critics, / A poet laureate well known, / Studied, he puzzled us all.

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Mar 11

Fallen IdolTime is spent, / The secret's out; / Your name now lends

4

Mar 11

What We Carry QuietlyNothing remarkable happened today. / I woke, drank my coffee; / even the street kept its promises.

Feb 23

Stille NachtCold night, Clear air / Far sight, Bright stars / Standing with head tipped,

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Feb 22

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