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Poem of the Day for 09/21/21 Reentry by Angela Cotterman Entering brings me to blink hard today With such force that my eyes smart, dry, give way To the mad vision that this is not home I’ve returned to, but to the place from where, Long ago, as a dreamer would, I ran To find the golden lands where curled dames Caress the fragrances of the tuberose Into their fine-veined temples, and below. But soon, my eyes weary of blinking hard, And they settle on this chair, that desk, where I can no longer hold myself apart From these rooms and their empty, half-blue light. Yes, this is where I’ve always been, it’s true, But for a day, a single night, with you. 05/12/2010 Visit Angela Cotterman's Library Reentry Copyright © 2021

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