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Litterateur redefining world December 2020

That arose in magic

50 DESIGNS TO MURDER
MAGIC
As I drove home with Carl I could do
nothing but talk about the lovely Can you say she took your breath away
young woman I had met. Love had Yes, I can say that
seemed dead in me, yet here it was But you talked on to her
springing up again--near Christmas, And that
no less. I immediately wrote the poem Required
which follows, but I had no idea how I Breath
could send it to her. It didn't seem like Can you say
a good idea to send it to her mother. She was beautiful
Its title was taken from the title of a Yes, I can say that
collection by Antonin Artaud: Her hair especially was beautiful

And her serious
Eyes
But she was also
Exceptionally kind
She listened when you spoke
Yes, and laughed
When I said
Something amusing
Yet her laughter seemed almost
Reluctant
As if she couldn’t quite help herself

As if something came from within
(As something came from within me)

There was no way on earth we could be
lovers

As I left she said, “It was wonderful to
meet you”
Sangye Land and Jack. Binh Minh
Quan Vietnamese restaurant in I thanked her for being so considerate
Oakland. 2/20/17. Photo by Paul Veres.
Paul's sketch of Sangye is in the lower Her hair moved often
right of the photo.
As she moved

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