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Reflection: The Work of the Poet and Other Troublemakers

This much I know is true

The work of the poet, prophet, witness affronts the indignations of the totalizing dominant systems and riles its establishment figures!

Yes! Amen.

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Haiku: Dear Friend of 50 Years

My dear friend, Tony, and I hiking in the Smokey Mountains circa 1975
Tony and I working a shift at Rap House circa 1975
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