October (a)
Codicil
That man,
who accepted the stolen TV with a wink,
will run into a burning mobile home
next spring
to rescue an old woman.
The woman in the Volvo,
weaving in traffic
while furtively talking on her cell phone,
peels 20 pounds of potatoes each Friday evening
to take home fries to the shelter
every Saturday morning.
And even I, who was so rude to the clerk this morning,
have been known
to bring flowers
to the bereaved.
- -Ellen Skagerberg
Full Moon Poetry Society Selected Poems of 2010
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About Us
- Full Moon Poetry Society
- There was a time when poets would gather together to write, read and comment on each other’s poetry. These gatherings would take place during a full moon and would often include a favorite beverage, something to eat and a reflective body of water. It sounded like fun to me. No one has a lot of time these days to hang out together, so I thought maybe we could have our own electronic society of poets. In the light of day I thought better of it; who would be interested? In a weak moment I mentioned my idea to Deanna. Her eyes lit up and resembled two big harvest moons. I had a companion in poetry and the Full Moon Poetry Society was born. -Brian Howlett
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