POETRY
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A Clutch of Summer Blooms
I.
In school I couldn’t read the chart,
so I learned the letters
all by heart. L
T E
D F A
O T C L
V E C H Z L
T O Z C E L D F
II.
Tell me madame
why you weep.
Is your lover quite dead,
or only asleep?
III.
To make a square knot
and get it tight,
first right over left,
then left over right.
IV.
A sure sign
you have attained to maturity
is that you no longer read
the messages
on cereal boxes.
V.
Survival
rather than victory
is the goal.