Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, NORTH AMERICAN IMAGE CYCLE, SELECTION, by JAMES HARRISON


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First Line: Phenomenon. Agonies. Mostly unshared. Dear friends
Last Line: Place a kitten near a candle when bored.
Alternate Author Name(s): Harrison, Jim
Subject(s): Anger; Italy; Wishes; Italians


Phenomenon. Agonies. Mostly unshared. Dear Friends
the nightmare I recounted was pastel. I believed in numbers.
What is so crisp and intense as a number? Not our bodies
in their average frenzies. Fortunately the heart
doesn't melt as wax does at the sight of a kitten.
Place a kitten near a candle when bored.





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