David McLansky Poems

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11.
My Grandaughter

They lowered the babe into my lap;
Careful with her ties and snaps,
Her naked legs, startled, churning;
My eyes welled up, my throat was burnng.
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12.
The Gift

I gave to her a marigold
Plucked from the sea cliff bank;
Her eyes grew wild and chilly cold
At I so bold and frank;
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13.
Said Thoreau's Nagging Screaming Wife

Said Thoreau's nagging,
Screaming wife,
'What makes you think
Your boring life
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14.
Neutron Star

Silvered Time
A spinning ball;
Twin beacons light my spiriling fall;
A static lens within the caul;
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15.
Andrew'A Song

How can I dull this mother’s Ache
Fist pressed against her heart
Clenched as if her Heart would break;
Frail wisdom to impart
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16.
Ophelia To Hamlet

Ophelia


Indeed, My Lord,
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17.
dying Men

Dying men
Bell the season,
But give no pause
To Nature's treason;
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18.
Bronwen's Wedding Poem

Could I step through
The mists of time
And call your name
While in your prime;
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19.
A Riff On Pradip Chattopadhyay's Fine Poem 'Gateman.'

Open the door, old gateman,
Open your garden to me;
Your wrought iron black spear points,
Deny me shared ecstasy.
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20.
A Bard Limp Stands

A Bard limp stands
Before the sea,
Resplendent in its majesty,
And envies it, this endless ocean,
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