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RETURN TO THE CITY city poem in Genghis Lotus Poetry Collection, a selection of poems free to read online. Webmaster for this site is poet Hugh Cook, born in Britain, educated in New Zealand, and the author of, amongst other works, the fantasy series Chronicles of an Age of Darkness.
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The door of the long-distance bus Closes. The engine growls, And light licks the street. Then it's gone. I walk by the gutter Under the nailhead stars. The key finds the door. The ashes of last year's wind Stir in the dead grate. In my room, Mildew has disinherited sweat. I fumble for the light. My Lady of the Staple Stares from the wall, Perfect but unlovely. I take a chair, and try to believe The hours will revive That myth called morning. |
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