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by James Urbaniak

Created on: September 17, 2009

In the lines,
Narrow passages,
Are margins for error.

Abounding characters of many type
Strewn through five short corridors.

Many a thought these characters had,
As to which, if any,
Passage best befit them.

And to one,
Each sought to find,
To wit,
Where it belonged.

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Poetry: The paper

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by Gerry Legister

The paper captures our passion,

For news invested with energy;

Immerse in characters of silent reaction,

Finding exemplar
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by Sylvia Farley

As I crossed the street

I saw a piece of paper

lying in the gutter.

The wind caught it,

teased it,

fluttered it along.
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by James Urbaniak

In the lines,
Narrow passages,
Are margins for error.

Abounding characters of many type
Strewn through five short corridors.
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by Paul Erland

A patron at Kentucky Fried

Is calmly eating chicken;

A newsman sits down by his side –

The plot begins to thicken.
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by Kay Moorman

The Paper.

One who stares at me blankly.

A pencil in my hand.

Words rushing through my mind.

Plenty of words.

But witch

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