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As I wait to shoot a mallard, I consider life

by somemorepoetry

Member since 2003 · Posted 13 Aug 2004 · 3 comments

[Tomorrow is a swallow faster than death and coming forward to close in like a bracket] But pulled back and Straightened, a summer reed Driving downward and Deep into the mud Is the past Only stirred By the breeze Of memory And today is a gunshot direct and unavoidable, Leaving us to deal with the aftermath, and the ellipsis of what might have been...

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A favorite of MacFrantic, INTRANSIT.

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[10] MacFrantic 15-Aug-04/1:33 AM Reply
The Associated Press has declared this one of the best pieces that MacFrantic has ever read. Of course you suckered me in with the ellipsis... *10* Great title!
[10] MacFrantic 15-Aug-04/1:33 AM Reply
The Associated Press has declared this one of the best pieces that MacFrantic has ever read. Of course you suckered me in with the ellipsis... *10* Great title!
[10] INTRANSIT 6-Oct-04/8:09 PM Reply
Another poem that deserves at least some light but will get none. damnit.