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Palm Sunday Penance*Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall / I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?” / Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times."*
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SeventeenWe rushed on glorious wings / that fed bombs into Baghdad soil / with feverous lust for a hollow dream.
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A Suburban ShootoutHave you heard of the / gardens clandestines grow? / The neighbors have, although
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From California with LoveI still remember / the drawn out afternoons, / the minutes passing without a thing to do,
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Moody Creek, Idaho Dross 1996Reclining in their rocking chairs, the brothers Beau and Cletus gazed despondently out / Past the final farm toward the convergence of the worn highway / And the fritz horizon. Cows paused their chewing; an ashy sun
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On a Marriage that Was to Take Place atop Half Dome in Yosemite National Park*for Nick and Kaitie* / 1. / Yesterday, right when our call got dropped,
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I do not like the architecture of the mallI do not like the architecture of the mall. / It's discordant and lax. The architects / dismissed all Edwardian charm
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Lines Written in Bath, SomersetAround me architectural mastery: / sycamores, embankments, enduring ionic pillars. / I round a walkway bordered by trees,
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The Broken Dock at Rosses PointYesterday folds our vital documents / into its briefcase and steps onto a busy street. / Busses lunge on asphalt, rolling
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StarbucksStarbucks / should close some shops. / Only one every ten
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