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“The poem must
resist the intelligence
Almost successfully.”
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~ Wallace Stevens
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More from Reading, PA’s
best known poet . . .
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Elfje: (also know as a Cinquain)
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simple
idiot savant
teacher of genius
out of his mind
perplexed
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Haiku:
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her cheeks blushed ruddy
an icy chill persisted
winter can’t relent
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Thought:
Au contraire . . . my favorite poems
do not resist my feeble little mind,
they tell a story that piques my imagination.
Simple Simon met a Pieman …
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Poem:
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the world had given him a second chance
awoke him from his mindless trance
eventually learned it was a disease
finally let go of that flying trapeze
at last was invited to join the big dance
learned he could not blame the circumstance
nothing was normal when viewed at a glance
he had to reinvent his A B C’s
learned he needed no expertise
his emotional age it did advance
kindness towards others he did enhance
he could see the forest beyond the trees
his vocabulary now knew thank you and please
with himself he began a new romance
the world had given him a second chance.
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ME and the Boss
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ME and the Boss Poetry 