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Optimistic anapestics

When the world is so full that it fails to react to the tears of a child, it has lost any hope; and when cries in the night go unheard and are lost in the noise of the street, we … Continue reading

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The Width of a Circle

Each thing that starts must have an end; for every wax there is a wend that once begun, moves to its finish. Every birth has bury in it. Like the moon face cycles through, and new leaves sprout, then leave … Continue reading

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Iambs and Trochees

IAMBICS: Until the world returns to sane, I will not fail to write. These words, though just small things, can burst through walls; there must be words of peace. Inside my head the world is pure, and thoughts, like rain … Continue reading

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