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down
it came
down
from
the
autumn
sky
down
it came
down
& every-
one
rose
& wept
in the
city
(my
city)
& some
were
fly-
ing
& some
were
fall-
ing
& some
were
run-
ning
& some
were
burn-
ing
where
were
you
listen-
ing
watch-
ing
then?
in the
shat-
tered
earth?
in the
broken
air?
in the
oily
fire?
in the
tainted
sea?
where
were
you
listen-
ing
watch-
ing
then
when
every-
one
rose
& lookt
at the
sky
lookt
at the
sky
where
they
stood
in my
city
&
wept
?
©2001, Jesse Glass
Jesse Glass is an American poet who lives in Japan. He is the publisher of Ahadada Books, and a professor of literature and history at Meikai (Bright Sea) University in Chiba, Japan. His poems are online in many places, including BeeHive, Ubuweb and PennSound.
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