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The New Pen
Because it was so clear today
I bought a new fountain pen
so that my words
could match the autumn
sincerity of the breeze going
in & out
my bathroom window.
Flipping the pages of a book of poetry
sitting by the stool. Important reading.
Silence.
And I wonder how it is that
children can keep swinging for hours,
that arc of special gravity only youth knows.
From squeals of laughter
to the delicate ripples on
a red corduroy dress,
I match up these words in blobs
of ink, tracing
what it is that I see
into what I think I should feel,
shrugging my shoulders all the while,
laughing
in the crackling key
of falling leaves
and sentiment.
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I've never figured out whether it's pronounced "Moe's (like owned by one of three stooges) or Moss (like that guy out of Bonanza), but the one down the hill from me is open until 2am most days, which means that if I get out of the club early enough, I can catch the best burger in town, the muo si la bao or the Spicy Mos Burger. They have lots of jalapenos and 
