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“Reading —
the best state yet
to keep
absolute loneliness
at bay.”
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~ William Styron
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Elfje: (Cinquain)
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reading
signals and words
conveying a message
understood by the reader
literacy
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Haiku:
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cicadas humming
frogs croak the nights serenade
summer in full sing
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Poem:
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even in a crowd he always felt alone
he believed his soul lived in the twilight zone
subconsciously he pushed away any who loved him
he reviled his name as though it were a pseudonym
he thought he was saved by a miracle elixir
for the loneliness it was a social fixer
don Juan, Superman, whatever he wanted to be
his inhibitions, his phobias were all set free
there came a time, he can’t remember when
soon after he heard the judge say five to ten
he realized the the cure was no longer his friend
the drug had lead him to a sorrowful dead end
once a week the men visited the prison
after awhile he began to listen
their message was plain and simple
one day at a time your soul to rekindle
he did his time and followed the men home
they taught him to read using a big blue tome
whenever he could he went to a meeting
in this plan there would be no cheating
he began to like his name, the loneliness disappeared
at each anniversary his new friends loudly cheered
sharing his experience, his hope, he gave good advice
giving of his time was never a sacrifice
he was a long timer who gently faded away
his debt to society he was glad to repay
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ME and the Boss
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ME and the Boss Poetry 
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