@ladyhanabi 28 September 2020 more from that month

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we gave birth to a new generation, I ask them to take a poem, When some people talk about money, Angels don’t come to the reservation, Body my house, Thanks for the tree, How Bright It Is, April. And the air dry “Do You Have Any Advice For Those of Us Just Starting Out?" Give up sitting dutifully at your desk. Leave, I like the generosity of numbers, I used to lie on the floor for hours after, At the Un-National Monument Along the Canadian Border, This is the field where the battle did not happen, Girls, Look Out for Todd Bernstein, Because after sitting out for a spell, By day the bat is cousin to the mouse, Did I Miss Anything? Nothing. When we realized you weren’t here Neglect Is the scent of apple boughs smoking, The Poet Loses his position on worksheet or page in textbook No radio in car, No radio on board, No radio Already stolen Not every day is a good day They say the ice will hold so there I go, Seems like a long time My brother kept Clinging to the shark Or — we had no way of knowing — he'd swept the path between fallen I don't know if we're in the beginning Let's make a change, girl. **Poetry 180 /** **A Poem a Day** **for American High Schools** **Hosted by Billy Collins, U.S. Poet Laureate, 2001-2003** https://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/p180-list.html