to slip out
at five minutes after twelve
hopeful
in hushed expectancy
the suppressed cry
in the blue-gray courtyard
faces strained
the body claimed
Found in an August 1, 1908 newspaper clipping, Crowd Sees Man Die, and submitted as part of Austin Kleon's August Newspaper Blackout Poems Contest.
('cause y'all know how I like my found poetry.)
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Update: Contest closed. Wordle to prove it.
1 comment:
What a brilliant idea!
Thanks for posting this, Dayna!
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