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R. L. Cook

The Village

First it's a picture postcard; nothing stirs:

Poem for Penelope

I see you, twelve months old, with mellow mists

Girl-Friend

Her basement flat is littered with her self:

The Withering of Desire

The raging seed of lust behind his eyes

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R. L. Cook

Two Trees

The Village

Poem for Penelope

Girl-Friend

The Withering of Desire