Lawrence Hall, HSG
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                    Draining the Blood of Humans at Twilight


                           A powerful monster //  living down
                           in the darkness growled // in pain…

                         -Beowulf, Burton Raffel translation


In the sinister dusk // they seek our blood
A ghastly enemy // of disgusting thirst
Stealing up from the swamp // and primordial mud –
Well, we stole their habitat // – mosquitoes were here first!

Lawrence Hall, HSG
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                             Dancing in a Field of Flowers

                                Cf. Shakespeare, Sonnet 55

I saw you dancing in a field of flowers
As lightly as a happy butterfly
Or the nimblest, sweetest little honeybee
Pollinating the universe with beauty

Even had I not been there, not shared the hour
You were, you are, you will forever be
Complete, without statue, picture, or poem
For you danced joy into this tired old world

Even so, I still delight in those long-ago hours
when
I saw you dancing in a field of flowers

Lawrence Hall, HSG
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   Maybe my Long-Overdue Lawn Chairs are Aboard New Shepard

Upon checking I can see that the item is not shipped yet because of error. If you would like I can cancel it and help with refund so that you can reorder it. I will also raise a complain regarding this to the internal team and we will make sure to not happen this again. May I know whether your okay with this option, please? I can see that it gets stuck before its shipped Yes the chair will be sent to you please don't worry Lawrence 10:00 PMTop of Form Yes the chair will be sent to you please don't worry Lawrence Escalation successfully submitted Yes I can understand your concern Here are the information about the ticket What's the subject of the ticket? Shipment Stuck, date Passed/not delivered MarketPlace: ATVPDKIKX0DER Asin: B07NVT5DNK Type of request: Customer requesting shipping of order ShipmentID: Shipment has not generated Missed EDD? date Passed/not delivered Cancellation Request: No Shall I create a ticket for this order?

Lawrence Hall, HSG
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                                          A Rose of Chambray

                                     Cf. Shakespeare, Sonnet 54

Comparisons to a rose are common, even trite
The Elizabethans seemed to write with rose perfume
White roses for purity, red for desire
Innocent petals, Macbethian thorns

How, then, roses for you, rockin’ your jeans
And an old chambray shirt, barefoot at the easel
With a bouquet of artists’ brushes in your hand
And your brow furrowed with creativity

I give you a perfect rose anyway

Comparisons to a rose are common, even trite
But with you the comparisons are exactly right

Lawrence Hall, HSG
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                          Ode on a Dark and Silent Electric Meter

                                For a Secretive Power Company

The Power is Out
That is all ye know
And all ye need to know

(as Keats did not say)

Lawrence Hall, HSG
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                    I Might Compare You with Helen or Adonis

                                     Cf. Shakespeare, Sonnet 53

I might compare you with Helen or Adonis
Or yet some other bright-marbled Hellene
An Aegean deity perfected to rule forever
Over that sea where the sunset kisses the stars

I might compare you with those Aegean winds
Who whisper warriors home to their lovers’ beds
Sailors to sea, philosophers to their pens
And all to sing the eternal verities

I might compare you with Helen or Adonis
But they would defer to your majesty

Lawrence Hall, HSG
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                There are Treasures and Keys, But not Like These

                                     Cf. Shakespeare, Sonnet 52

We are a pair of diamond rings, you and I
Rare treasures sometimes hidden in a chest
And sometimes sparkling on each other’s hand
As though to dazzle the world with our full-hot fire

We are a pair of diamond rings, you and I
Odd bits of carbon firmed and formed by pain
By pressure pushing us into completion
And by our power we made our love victorious

We are a pair of diamond rings, you and I -
Others can only envious us,
                                                              an­d sigh