LOIS MICHAEL UNGER : Thirst
JIM BORING : Why Snakes Die
DAVID NOVAK : Inaugural Poem
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LOIS MICHAEL UNGER
Thirst
At the southern tip of Key West, beachside, a café opens its groaning shutters to palm trees. Pigeons rise and flutter toward the sand where land and ocean meet, of one mind. Tourists stroll the long blocks as a man in a gold suit bicycles down the lane, a blue parrot perched on his shoulder. Rheumy-eyed shrimpers congregate in parks. Jamaican nannies rouse to their charges. At the other end of Duval Street, a bakery's blue awnings overlook the Gulf. A lizard hugs the door jamb. Pecans on waffles, purple lantana, climbing ferns. Dew glistens on coquina walls. All this tropical blooming. All this moisture. Not one single drop of you.
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JIM BORING
Why Snakes Die
I see them still on the gravel path halfway to whatever destination means to a snake however destination occurs to a snake as if the warmth of the sun on their backs and the warmth of the stones on their bellies stops all snake purposefulness. You can almost hear them sigh.
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DAVID NOVAK
Inaugural Poem
Father in Heaven, as we face tomorrow, Our nation led to joy away from sorrow; Lead us away from strife sectarian, All men created equal, man to man; Lead us away from bigotry and hate, From pride, and thinking ourselves over-great; And if we stumble, Lord; yea if we fall Let us not be defeated by it all But rise again, and fight for what is right, Letting compassion all our ills requite. Lord, let us have Thy mercy, as we must Be merciful ourselves, and true, and just, Let us receive Thy blessing, as we go Forward into a future we don¹t know, Steadfast and kind, in words and action gentle, Not treating the least wrong as incidental. Victory¹s blessing, Lord, if there be war We beg of Thee; but, Father, even more We beg for our hostilities to cease That we may find a never-ending peace.
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LOIS MICHAEL UNGER : Thirst
JIM BORING : Why Snakes Die
DAVID NOVAK : Inaugural Poem

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