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Huon Pine
A lock of enchantment, the huon pine
forest thrives, its golden wood now left
untouched by the forest's preengaged
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The year rises lame now
from the ashes of the old.
I look back on half a lifetime,
wistful, wondering, amused.
All the anxieties and cowering-
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I watched her
In silence and lothe
As she readied herself
For the day's unknown
I resented the constant
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Whence left have I, this mortal realm
Shed not a tear, for me
For mouldering in this stagnant earth
I shall be released
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Money isn't everything,
she said,
complacently surrounded
by comfort
in the hotel for Americans
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people whose stomachs growl
at the office
when they notice
both little and big hand
lined up
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Capsized
warm water
brushing my teeth
the boat scouting for a new locale
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my skin is raw and scabbed,
the itch starts at the surface,
but it digs on deeper
until my roots and nerves are tugged and plucked.
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Jimmy and I shared a divided trailer
for five weeks one summer—he had the back;
I had the front. I’d been living there for about a year
with a blonde haired lady named Donna,
until she got picked up for hooking
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