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Unread 05-25-2018, 11:04 AM
Michael Juster Michael Juster is offline
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Unread 05-25-2018, 11:13 AM
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Scarily good. Not yours, I hope - the tumor, not the verse, which zings in like a laser.
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Unread 05-25-2018, 11:34 AM
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"We'll know before much longer" - a resonant line, that lingers in the memory. The poem rings true.

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Terrific poem, Mike.

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Good one, Mike -- congrats!

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Excellent, Mike.
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Thanks, everyone--I really appreciate it!
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Unread 05-30-2018, 10:31 AM
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One of your best, Mike. The deceptive simplicity of this reminds me of Robert Frost's "Fire and Ice."
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Bravo, Mike!
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Congratulations, Mike!

We should all be ridiculously strong by now.
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