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Yellow Goblins
By Fanny Howe
Yellow goblins
and a god I can swallow:
Eyes in the evergreens
under ice.
Interior monologue
and some voice.
Weary fears, the
usual trials and
a place to surmise
blessedness.
A note from the editor:
Today is the late Fanny Howe's birthday.
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