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Friday, May 27, 2011

TECHNOTOPIA

by Howie Good


It’s no longer 4 a.m.
Our children
cross the street
without waking.
The song sparrow
remains silent
and well hidden.
Hearts designed
for another purpose
pump darkness
into the air.


Howie Good's latest chapbook is Threatening Weather from Whale Sounds.
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