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  Gul, the Grocer Oh! To be like Gul, the grocer! Disquiet's cuirassier can't toss her __Comfort away. She sits ...

. The Playland Once in a playland caked with fresh-born mud, I saw a league of book-freed children smile collectively ...

. Written in a Cubicle What spurs me, in this breathing grave of coffee mouths and cheeks unshaved, to stand ...

. A Ceiling Fan's Life (Is Like a Man's) On wintry days, it rarely spins Except when mopped floors need ...

. A Summer Evening The sky begins to cloak its face, Removing every streak of red. Above, two weary flyers ...

. Winter Midnights Old numbers on the radio; Through foggy panes, a street lamp's glow; Some aircraft's feebly buzzing sound; ...

. Another Winter Another winter's growing old. __Another spring is coming. Another hive, gripped by a branch, __Will make its ...

. The Magic Trick Another dove spawns from the wizard's hat. A youngster, goggle-eyed, forgets to clap, enchanted by the ...

. A Remarkable Day "He's God in human form!" whispers the crowd In motley clothes and groups of twos and ...

. In a Twenty-minute Tuk-tuk Ride That day, the river of our luck had dried. No taxis. Air-conditioned buses crammed ...

. The Garden Dense boughs and variegated blooms __That once festooned a garden Are dying as November births __Pellucid forms ...

. Odd One Out Moored to the screen, he barely gets involved In vapid, paltry things his workmates seem To ...

. The Painter  The moment when a painting is complete, He starts another piece without delay Like respiration—take a breath; ...

. An Invitation While treading my locality's __New-slathered pavement grass, There came a flying, loud "hello" __From sprightly Mr. Das. ...

. When I Have Penned My Final Thoughts _When Ihave penned my final thoughts and left to meet_the sky,don't organize ...

. Street 3/4 On both sides of this street, there are small stores Of groceries, canned food, medicine, and toys. ...

. The Doctor An expert in each area, this man's The doctor for all things in disrepair— Tea kettles, doorknobs, ...

. Today My Brown Sedan Is Two Today, my brown sedan is two, But I behave as if it's twenty, ...

. The Cropland Though coins, good health, and victualsAre mortal man's essentials,I pray for great fertilityOf that arable land in ...

. To the Evening Breeze When I unbolt the terrace door, He enters quickly, greeting me With kisses on my ...

. Choices Some lovers only give the rose, __Some only choose to take, Although the florist keeps a bunch __For ...

. On Me I am a simple Eastern bard __Who moseys by the heather That grows in sweeping fields and ...

. The Society of Classical Poets Journal XIII has been published! It features poetry, translations, and essays selected from those ...

. The Best Poems of 2024: Winners of the 13th Annual SCP International Poetry Competition Judges C.B. Anderson, Susan Jarvis ...