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Prayer for Winter’s Passing

Prayer for Winter’s PassingI am all asun­derand have no way to put­my­self back togeth­erthere is no name sewn care­ful­ly­on the front of my shirt­no but­tons eithermy pants creep away from my socksmy socks have new holes in the toes­my morn­ing has drifted­away from its moor­ingsas my day creeps away from its morningif only I could … 

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Prayer for an August Morning

I, unac­count­ably, love vultures.Shy and over­ly friendly,they’ll care­ful­ly pluck the but­tons from your shirt.No real­ly, it hap­pened to me.Well, it was only one button.Gaining a vulture’s trust takes time.In the heat of a late August morn­ingtry a hose that sprays cool waterun­der their wings and across their heavy chests.Afterwards, glis­ten­ing wings held wide,the vul­ture will … 

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