then as now the lean
nonchalant
is tried
& true
it's appearances
that count
coup as statistics
never do
the cost in
(not of
their eager daring
do nothing for
the unknown names
un-inscribed
crosses or coffins
an anonymity
no by no
27.V.09
Douglas Barbour
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Swept snow, Li Po,
by dawn’s 40-watt moon
to the road that hies to office
away from home.
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