News
---- Big Frank Dickinson
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At first glance it is the dark park that captures
Your attention; and, of course, the question:
Why is this man reading the newpaper
On this parkbench at night - alone,
At the prow of a row of benches
Under the blast of light from the lamp above
Which is wildly reflected on branches that spread
Seemingly windblown in the glare a single lamp?
The wildness of the reflected folliage
Belies the relaxed calm of the late-night reader
Whose legs sprawl, as though, relaxing in his
Living room lounger, safely, and securely at home
Where he certainly is not. His dark profile
Is starkly set off against the white of the open paper.
Want adds? "Dishwasher, no experience needed",
Personals: SWF, no headgames, looking for romance"?
Perhaps a headline: "Ten Dead in School Shooting",
Or a filler: "Tax Levy Turned Down".
Maybe a random story that goes along with his cursory
Coverage of this news, postponing the delivery
Of his: a lost job, stark diagnosis, or something
Nonnegotiable like "I can't do this anymore."
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