Mark Butkus Biography

On the night that bin Laden died
with a bullet in his head
A beeping phone awoke me
from a restless night's sleep
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La Aurora de Nueva York tiene
cuatro columnas de cieno
y un huracán de negras palomas
que chapotean las aguas podridas.
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Was looking for some change
To do the laundry on 8th Street
When I came across Charlotte’s shells
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As Sunset Amy dips into the sea
She rises in my heart
A tentative summer's smile
An autumn's first kiss farewell
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The rains that played havoc with your plans were due here by dawn
There were no puddles nor drops when the day began
Pure folly to think that the bales of hay would be brought in under dry skies
The farmers plight is to out-maneuver the weather
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