Sunday, December 26, 2021

Six Words



yes
no
maybe
sometimes
always
never 

Never? 
Yes. 
Always? 
No. 
Sometimes? 
Maybe— 

maybe 
never 
sometimes. 
Yes— 
no 
always: 

always 
maybe. 
No— 
never 
yes.
Sometimes, 

sometimes 
(always) 
yes. 
Maybe 
never . . . 
No, 

no— 
sometimes. 
Never. 
Always? 
Maybe. 
Yes— 

yes no 
maybe sometimes 
always never.

--Lloyd Schwarz (1941- ), poet, poet laureate of Somerville, Massachusetts, critic, professor, commentator

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