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Poem of the Day: Emily Dickinson’s “Tell the Truth but tell it slant”

Tell all the Truth but tell it slant— Success in Circuit lies Too bright for our infirm Delight The Truth’s superb surprise As Lightening to the Children eased With explanation kind The Truth must dazzle gradually Or every man be … Continue reading

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“She Lived”: A Poem by Santi Tafarella

Like a banner twisted upward   in a violent wind   the carcass of a cypress   unleaved by lightening.   Gone the fragrant sap   that used to seep from knotty   breasts.   Gone the blue-grey bark.    A … Continue reading

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