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 Samuel Menashe's selected poems, edited by Christopher Ricks, are to be published in October 2005 by the Library of America. Email a friend >> Printable version >> |
Descent
My father drummed darkness Through the underbrush Until lightning struck I take after him Clouds crowd the sky Around me as I run Downhill on a high— I am my mother's son Born long ago In the storm's eye |
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