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When the right man smiled it would be
music skittering up her calf
like a chuckle.
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In working on a poem, I love to revise. Lots of younger poets don't enjoy this, but in the process of revision I discover things
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The house, shut up like a pocket watch,
those tight hearts breathing inside —
she could never invent them.
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Here's a riddle for Our Age: when the sky's the limit,
how can you tell you've gone too far?
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Still, it's embarrassing this happiness
Who's satisfied simply with what's good for us,
When has the ordinary ever been news?
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They come
from the east, trunk to tail,
clumsy ballerinas.
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Have you ever tried silk sheets? I did,
persuaded by postnatal dread
and a Macy's clerk to bargain for more zip.
We couldn't hang on, slipped
to the floor and by morning the quilts
had slid off, too. Enough of guilt —
It's hard work staying cool.
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Women and men in the crowd meet and mingle, Yet with itself every soul standeth single.
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Rita Dove
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Born:
August 28, 1952
(age 72)
Bio:
Rita Frances Dove is an American poet and essayist. From 1993 to 1995 she served as Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress.
Known for:
Thomas and Beulah (1986)
Sonata Mulattica (2009)
American Smooth (2004)
On the Bus with Rosa Parks (1999)
Yellow House on the Corner (1980)
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