Stuart Zalka: Poems

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Firefly
Summer evening
Firefly

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Bow low-
The beech tree limb
Sags in summer rain

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Short sleeves, short pants, short nights
When the summer comes
The summer summer comes

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A long cold walk in winter -
Tempest mind
And blustery December

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My belly
As an armrest -
The consolation of middle age

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Finally, the handwriting
Is on the wall.
Where are my glasses?

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Gab gab gab gab gab
Chat chat chat chat chat chat chat-
A long train ride home

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