STAINLESS
torment doesn’t wound
terribly, terribly soon
when dribbled slowly
in or out of tune—
hush by hush
rune by rune
until this dish
ran away with a spoon
—from Rattle #54, Winter 2016
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Alan Fox: “Who says that age 76 is too late to reinvent yourself with a new partner? Not me. My dad is 102 and going strong. Every day he and I both come up with ideas for improving our lives or for improving the world. Why not?” (website)
