in the moment of leaving
& saying goodbye
there’s a second of change
in the mood of both sides
as the one goes ahead &
is already there
& the other relaxes
back into place
as it was &
will be
for them both
Douglas Barbour
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Recent publications: (With Sheila E Murphy) Continuations & Continuations 2 (UofAPress).
Recording Dates (Rubicon Press).
Four or five couplets trying to dance
into Persia. Who dances in Persia now?
A magic carpet, a prayer mat, red.
A knocked off head of somebody on her broken knees.
Phyllis Webb
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