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The second of my collections of poems written for "Express It In Eight."
As usual these days, I choose blog format because it offers more space for the work.
August 14, 2024 at 6:07am
August 14, 2024 at 6:07am
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Don’t Fool Me

I doubt the video
some trick of Vimeo
the likelihood of cheating
is high in things so fleeting.

The secret’s in the joints
the intervening points
some clever unseen clasp
or glue to aid the grasp.



Line count: 8
Rhymed couplets
For Express It In Eight, 08.14.24
Prompt: Video of a guy balancing unlikely objects.


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