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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Poem

Not sure if I have posted this one, but it was inspired by Emily Dickinson's poem that starts "I cannot live with You."

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Dusty Cupboards

I’ve never owned a cupboard
or a shelf
behind which life exists

dainty gold spoons in
Irish teacups wait
to stir

Punchy stink of must—
insists on my reverence

cracked plates on the shelf
whisper to me about
failure

which persistently sits
on a veneer of dust

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