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When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses… We must never forget that art is not a form of propaganda; it is a form of truth. — John F. Kennedy

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Category: Dreams

Posted on January 12, 2021December 21, 2020

Jeffrey McDaniel – Wooden Bench

Jeffrey McDaniel I was sitting on a wooden benchwhen six men wheeled her on a gurney right past me,except she was inside a wooden boxand the lid was closed. She was on her wayto becoming a skeleton. My fatheris definitely a skeleton at this point.Death is confusing. Is my father the bonesthat sit inside a …

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Posted on January 1, 2021December 10, 2020

Mark Strand – Dreams

Mark Strand (April 11, 1934 – November 29, 2014) Trying to recall the plotAnd characters we dreamed,     What life was likeBefore the morning came,We are seldom satisfied,     And even thenThere is no way of knowingIf what we know is true.     Something namelessHums us into sleep,Withdraws, and leaves us in     A place …

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