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188 Spring 1988 Hobo Jungle Page 69

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rst A sterile sense of sanitary humor new milford
:v­ Grins, and drools, and mocks, and hates.
,h­ (Laugh)
he At the I. V. unit, as drip by drip
'er The soul is drowned by an anesthetic shower
of modern healing. kathy mahon - teny nuremberg - stella blom
(Smile) karen ross, owner
While it is still allowed-
er And is a step forward along the
1d Ph.D. approved road to recovery. ,11111� Member
er (Stare) ·1111, American Optometric Assoation
1e Deep within the impersonal image of Jennings in Europe
.r. While force fed the world news
:d Through a black and white Magnavox,,
1- The crust of limp toast, the steam of weak tea. Robert E. Kane, O.D.
:d (Cry) Doctor of Optometry
rt Into the dampened bed pan
:k Resting on stained sheets, intimately inillllmate,
Ignorant of the difference
Between urine and tears.
g (Die) 54 Park Lane Telephone:
e Withering, as week old carnations do, New Milford, CT 06776 203/354-0130
d Lying in a stagnant death bed.
, . Grope for visions, as they drown
.s In your mud puddle of a mind.
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h An empty vial of a man SMALL TO VERY LARGE
Laughs, and smiles, and stares, and cries, STONEWARE
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... then dies. KITCHEN·TABLE·PLANTING
-Richard T. Stremme
The Necklace
f Cool blue spreads over a muggy day
The cellar floor damp
Crickets in the wall
She remembers the day
The heat still clinging to the patio and the roof
Purple, red, midnight blue.
She remembers the winter
Warm fires and blankets. CT&RI
Big wet flakes falling through the street light stones & sites
Purple, red, midnight blue.
It was Christmas and he had to go
He gave her the necklace at the airport
Big wet flakes in their hair, on his eyelashes
"No, don't come in, let's say goodbye here."
He kissed her, and squeezed her hand Gravestone Rubbings on Commission
Purple, red midnight blue. Family Personalized, or Artistic
She squeezes her own hand now, but it's not the same
It isn't warm Write for details
Because he's gone Connecticut Gravestone Studies
Purple, red, midnight blue. 36 Tamarack Avenue, Danbury CT 06811 203/790-6457
-AmyKalisher