National Poetry Month: April 19th

April 19, 2012

Angels by Katha Pollitt

They thought the job would be more musical:
Rainbows and trumpets.  They’d burst
through clouds of marble streaked with flame
.
and offer blinding demonstrations
of the ontological proof of God.
People would look up and say “Ineffable!”
.
Instead, they swooped through the mall
calling Ashley? Pammy?
fished Mrs. Baines’ wedding ring from the drain again, Continue reading “National Poetry Month: April 19th”

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