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A Poem for No Reason
- University of Iowa Press
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295 Poems delBert l. tiBBs A Poem for No Reason These songs are usually born for some reason A thought that one thinks immortal or ought To be Or to help brothers and sisters see Something curious or something seldom seen The intense green of the Earth The awe and wonder at the birth of a child and death Things we want to share with our kindred But a poem for no reason? I did meet a sweet little woman named season But she is not the reason for this song—once Long, long ago, I heard some sounds and some silences That sparked a fire in me and no form that I know could contain It and even Leonardo or Donnie Ray Carter could never frame it So terrible it was Reason alone could never explain it and I have been on it ever Since always ...
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