sleepy-sighWhisper

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Of Pineapples and PoetryFor years words have dropped / Down / Into my head,
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Direct ObjectI'd like to catch a songbird when I visit. / One that only lives near your house, / One I've never heard.
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Generosity in DeathI never gave interviews / There was nothing to say, / No one needs to know
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Ore in the VeinsI haven’t got a heart of gold, / Gold is too soft and beautiful. / The world sinks its teeth into gold
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Constitution DayIt's an army I'm facing: / A hundred marker-wielding, / Bespectacled preacher-teachers
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HeadphonesI like my headphones for the / Insulation. Sometimes my ears / Take in too much stray noise,
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PostureMy percussion teacher, fresh out of surgery: / Going down the line of kids at attention - / Checking the attention - my percussion teacher
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They Hide in Windchimes TooThere was a place I knelt / In the light of chicken feathers, / And heard the song of God
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Dragon DivaDragon Boy is on stage again, / Roaring and crooning. His / Claws clutch, scratch and scrape
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Street VendorsOh, these women / In their heels and mini-skirts / With their painted youth dripping from their faces;
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