“Poem” by Jill Alexander Essbaum
by Ernie on 16/12/09 at 1:06 pm
A clementine
Of inclement climate
Grows tart.
A crocus
Too stoic to open,
Won’t.
Like an oyster
That cloisters a spoil of pearls,
Untouched—
The heart that’s had
Enough
Stays shut.
Laura O
Dec 16th, 2009
Terrific!
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Jess Piazza
Dec 16th, 2009
So. Effing. Good.
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