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The Origin of the Jack-O-LanternJack they say, one autumn day did fool the devil well; / And then and there, did make him swear, to keep him out of hell. / But when he died, he was denied his entrance into glory;

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The MuseA muse is not a fairy godmother / Or a genie in a lamp / A muse is a disagreeable *****

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HoardingThoughts, ideas and words / Have always been corporeal objects in my life - / Things, with weight and volume.

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The Story of the Jack O LanternJack, they say, one autumn day did fool the devil well; / And then and there, did make him swear, to keep Jack out of hell. / But when he died, he was denied his entrance into glory;

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Time is a carrotTomorrow should be getting closer. / But is it? I must answer no, sir. / Whatever speed we walk or run

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ApneaThe walls of my sleep have been deteriorating, / crumbling / So full of holes,

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My other selvesI wonder does she know / that they live with us - / all my other selves -

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Being YoungThis morning one of my ninth grade students / Is showing off her sonogram / With the same excitement and enthusiasm

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Listening to a painting by RothkoIf you should come upon a painting by Mark Rothko in a museum - / I'll assume you are not one of those billionaires who has one hanging on the dining room wall, or hidden away in a secret room behind the bookcase - / but either way, do not just look at the painting or you will see nothing.

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A Sonnet to the Virtues of BoredomA child’s mind and spirit need a chance / To confront the boredom of unstructured time - / To build, explore, to write, pretend or dance;

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