* La vaca, "the cow" in Spanish.
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I said to Poetry:"I’m finished with you." Having to almost die before some wierd light comes creeping through
Going out to the garden this morning to plant seeds for my winter greens —the strong, fiery mustard
To change the world enough you must cease to be afraid of the poor. We experience your fear as the lea… humiliations; in the past
Remember When we ended It all —for a weekend— & how
Be nobody’s darling; Be an outcast. Take the contradictions Of your life And wrap around
I have a friend who is turning gray, not just her hair, and I do not know why this is so.
The old men used to sing And lifted a brother Carefully Out the door I used to think they
His posture From so many years Holding his robe with one hand Is odd. His gait
My brothers knew The things you know. I did not scorn learning them; It’s just my mind
She is the one who will notice that the first snapdragon of Spring is
If my sorrow were deeper I’d be, along with you, under the ocean’s floor; but today I learn that the oil that pools beneath the ocean floor
I will keep Broken things: The big clay Pot
in our lifetime. Which makes the idea of elections Notice how this word has “man” right in the middle of it? That’s one reason I like it. He is right there, front and center. But he i...
You confide in me that you are lonely,
How can Humanity look the deer in the face? How can I,