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J. Barrett Wolf's Blog – November 2010 Archive (4)

Prettier

Your skin is translucent, like fine china

I can see just far enough to discern your names,

To feel the spear-tip anger that built your fortress.



I wish I were prettier.



Not just better than the thieves and grifters…

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Added by J. Barrett Wolf on November 21, 2010 at 2:49pm — 2 Comments

Signs

The back of the truck says:



Makes wide right turns’…

I suspect it makes wide wrong turns, too.



This sign says “Runaway Truck Ramp”.

So, how did they know where to…

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Added by J. Barrett Wolf on November 21, 2010 at 2:30pm — 2 Comments

Who bows to honor this ordinary woman?

A woman returns to what is left of her house…



She bears a mark

On the tip of one finger…



She has been cupped in madness’…

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Added by J. Barrett Wolf on November 21, 2010 at 2:30pm — 3 Comments

On the Tenth Anniversary of the Broome County Public Library:

[ I was asked to write an occasional poem for the tenth anniversary of the Broome County Library. It is more precisely a poetic speech, which I performed at their gala a few weeks ago. I am told it will be done in calligraphy and hung on the wall there.]



It is ten years this library has stood,

open to all who would attend their minds…

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Added by J. Barrett Wolf on November 21, 2010 at 2:30pm — 2 Comments

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