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On Lust
I've outlived lust, or think I have.
DeWitt Henry
ON HANDSHAKES
There are firm ones. Soft, almost boneless ones. Hardy/hearty ones. Two-handed ones, cocooning. Congratulatory
DeWitt Henry
On Friendship, Haiku, Lust, and Blame
Eye of hurricane,
David Lehman
ON EVERY HAND A GREAT PLAIN By Henry Israeli
Two bears tearing at a tent
Henry Israeli
ON EMPATHY
Wary of the verb “empathize”—together with its noun “empathy” and adjective
DeWitt Henry
On Either Side of the Word Lie
The letters that must be taken away
Phillis Levin
On Delta Flight #2164 From JFK
I'm headed home from a stint at Long Island's
Wendy Barker
On Contemplating a Sheep’s Skull
Skull aged so much in rain and heat,
John Kinsella
On Clitocybe Nuda | On Oysters
Peak of autumn’s deepening yellow
Jeffrey Greene
On Chanukah
Isn’t fire itself
Linda Pastan
On Brueghel’s the Tower of Bable
Anybody calling this scheme stupid
William Trowbridge
On Brueghel’s Massacre of the Innocents
He’s switched the scene from Bethlehem
William Trowbridge

On Lust