Great Regulars: Brethren

by Charles Simic

A woodpecker hammers

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Brethren by Charles Simic

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Bus Boy
by George Bilgere

O teenage bus boy of the summer dusk!

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Bus Boy by George Bilgere

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The Charge of the Light Brigade
by Alfred Tennyson

Half a league half a league,

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred Tennyson

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In the Olden Days
by Richard Newman

The world held no color but sepia.

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: In the Olden Days by Richard Newman

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Retirement Home Melee at the Salad Bar
by David Hernandez

They say it began with an elderly man

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Retirement Home Melee at the Salad Bar by David Hernandez

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Skipping
by Robert Morgan

A carburetor skips, and rocks

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Skipping by Robert Morgan

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What she craved
by Marge Piercy

My mother sugared grapefruit;

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: What she craved by Marge Piercy

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