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Sample poems 

 

Verse

 

A tumor in the brain

is fine I say to the nurse,

It’s like having a new house with

A view of the universe.

 

 

The little girl asks

 

The little girl asks “How can he stand?”

She means on my feet.

“It’s not so bad,” I say. I mean It’s not so easy.

It’s not so sad.

It’s okay don’t cry, says the little girl, walking by.

 



 

Glee: Poetry 2011-12

Download full manuscript here

Alan Shefsky

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