Zealous
Young
Xenophobes
Write
Verse.
Useless
Threats.
Shouted
Recriminations.
Questionable
Practices.
Odious
Nefarious
Masquerading
Liars.
Kiss-ass
Jurists
Invent
History.
Generations
Faulted.
Expert
Deniers
Clearly
Benefit.
Again.
-- 10/2001
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Radio
I left it
on when I
left the house
for the pleasure
of coming back
ten hours later
to the greatness
of Teddy Wilson
"After You've Gone"
on the piano
in the corner
of the bedroom
as I enter
in the dark
from New and Selected Poems by David Lehman
Perfect!
Posted by: jim c | January 04, 2020 at 02:48 AM
Yes!
Posted by: Peter Fortunato | January 04, 2020 at 03:42 AM
Stacey, this is inspired and brilliant and I love it!
Posted by: David Alexander | January 04, 2020 at 10:23 AM
so clever...I enjoyed so much. Was waiting/wondering what letter "A" would portend and it turned out to be Absolute perfection!
Posted by: Joanna C Migdal | January 04, 2020 at 01:26 PM