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Concentric CirclesMy baby moves in jumps and flutters inside me, / like the barn swallows that make nests / of dirt an

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You Are My Cup of TeaA moment with you, / my dear, / is enough. / One sip of you fills my soul / but, oh, how I wish / I

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HostessUsher in / a long taffeta skirt, / pearl earrings and delicate hands. / Horn-rimmed glasses / on the

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BirthdayOne month from today could be / your birthday. / In one month we could meet each other / for the fir

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Upper Middle Class JogHis dirty-white sneakers tied in double knots / three strides down the sidewalk and he knows they ar

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Mother Nature's PantoumI am a builder of many mountains / My bones grew with the limbs of trees / My rain will fill your em

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Explaining OrangeShe looks at him and wonders if / his long nose and fox eyes exist only for her. / Lovers made her l

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I Didn't KnowI didn't know you were unhappy. / Somewhere / when the dishes sat drying in their rack / and the bab

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Bartender’s HaikuStrangers at the bar / I polish glasses with care / No one knows my name

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For children afraidA bleak day / and bleaker still / Rain pocks the pavement / and my windowsill / Come heavy winds ton

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