Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Great Regulars: Autopsy in the Form of an Elegy

by John Stone

In the chest

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Autopsy in the Form of an Elegy by John Stone

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Bright Sun after Heavy Snow
by Jane Kenyon

A ledge of ice slides from the eaves,

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Bright Sun after Heavy Snow by Jane Kenyon

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Grecian Temples
by George Bilgere

Because I'm getting pretty gray at the temples,

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Grecian Temples by George Bilgere

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He Gets Around to Answering the Old Question
by Miller Williams

He doesn't see as well as he thinks he remembers.

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: He Gets Around to Answering the Old Question by Miller Williams

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Misgivings
by William Matthews

"Perhaps you'll tire of me," muses

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Misgivings by William Matthews

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The Old Age of Nostalgia
by Mark Strand

Those hours given over to basking in the glow of an imagined

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: The Old Age of Nostalgia by Mark Strand

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The Equipment Man's Wife
by Jack Ridl

seldom goes to a game, is used

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: The Equipment Man's Wife by Jack Ridl

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