I recall the many crumpled pieces of paper
It took to complete a single thought
The noisy typewriter and the worn out erasers
Would petition me to bring an end to their plight
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I received that email too! ! ! ! ! ! ! But I like your write better.
A surprising delight some poems just get to me. Great ending also.........
There's a greater tightness in your writing these days Ted... an effective punchiness that gives it more strength I think. I like this a lot.. and a little later got to know much too well the territory you were crossing then... jim