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Thursday, January 04, 2024

HALEY'S COMMENT

by Steven Kent





She hems and haws about the cause
   Of War 'tween North and South,
And how absurd: There's just one word
   That should be in her mouth.


Steven Kent is the poetic alter ego of writer, musician, and Oxford comma enthusiast Kent BurnsideHis work appears in 251, Asses of Parnassus, Journal of Formal Poetry, Light, Lighten Up Online, New Verse News, Philosophy Now, Pulsebeat Poetry Journal, and Snakeskin. His collection I Tried (And Other Poems, Too) was published in 2023 by Kelsay Books.