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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
Wonderful!
Posted by: Tony Paris | March 12, 2021 at 10:24 AM
The details are mind-blowing. The false teeth of the dead. The last words of Steve Jobs. This poem wows me.
Posted by: clarinda harriss | March 13, 2021 at 11:51 AM
Life and death are inexorably entwined and both wow me as conjoined fates to all breathing souls.
Posted by: Joel Weiner | March 14, 2021 at 11:00 PM
I agree with Joel W.'s comment. Well-phrased!
Posted by: Warren King | March 15, 2021 at 08:22 AM