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Friday, November 30, 2007

EVEL KNIEVEL

after e e cummings

by Earl J. Wilcox


wrecked
who used to
ride a hardracing bike
fasterthanaspeeding                       bullet

and jump over carsand buses        justlikethat!

what I want to know is
how do we expect to
findanotheronejustlikehim?

Cripes!

He was one of a kind!


Earl J. Wilcox founded The Robert Frost Review, which he edited for more than a decade. His poetry was recently nominated for a Pushcart Prize.