Great Regulars: Brotherhood

by X. J. Kennedy

Hungry at dawn, anointing slabs of bread

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Brotherhood by X.J. Kennedy

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The Dreariest Journey
by Percy Bysshe Shelley

I never was attached to that great sect,

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: The Dreariest Journey by Percy Bysshe Shelley

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Midsummer, Georgia Avenue
by Mary Jo Salter

Happiness: a high, wide porch, white columns

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Midsummer, Georgia Avenue by Mary Jo Salter

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Mirror
by Mark Strand

A white room and a party going on

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Mirror by Mark Strand

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Ode to the Yard Sale
by Gary Soto

A toaster,

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Ode to the Yard Sale by Gary Soto

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Perfect Woman
by William Wordsworth

She was a phantom of delight

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Perfect Woman by William Wordsworth

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Secret
by Dorothea Tanning

On one of those birthdays of which I've had so many

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Secret by Dorothea Tanning

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