As one’s picture of
the human condition dark-
ens and days lengthen,
the graceful floating
done by the ducks in the cove
day in day out shakes
my point of view. If
I’m grateful for anything
it’s these idiots.
What are they thinking?
Do they know how bad things are?
It’s so obvious.
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Tom D'Evelyn is a private editor and writing tutor in Cranston RI and, thanks to the web, across the US and in the UK. He can be reached at tom.develyn@comcast.net. D'Evelyn has a PhD in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley. Before retiring he held positions at The Christian Science Monitor, Harvard University Press, Boston University and Brown University. He ran a literary agency for ten years, publishing books by Leonard Nathan and Arthur Quinn, among others. Before moving to Portland OR he was managing editor at Single Island Press, Portsmouth NH. He blogs at http://tdevelyn.com and other sites.
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