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Best Poems From
LAURENCE OVERMIRE
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Above The Clouds
Have you ever flown
in a plane
and climbed above
the clouds?
No matter
how dark and gray
the world below,
above the clouds
the sun is always
shining.
(Previously published in The Short North Gazette, June 2000)
Laurence Overmire
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According to Webster
Some would call him an
Aerobacter
A short, rod-shaped, Gram-negative
Bacteria
Free living in nature
Typically inhabiting the intestinal tracts
Of humans and other
Animals.
I call him a salesman.
(Previously published in Maelstrom, Vol.3, Issue 2)
Laurence Overmire
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Adam On The Eve Of Knowing
Adam had just finished his corn flakes
Goat's milk and all
His briefcase was in his hand
Running late
He quick-pecked his wife
Dashed out the door of his cave and into the open air
Whereupon Eve
Knowing quite well it wasn't his birthday
Shouted in alarm
Adam! You forgot to wear your fig leaf!
(Previously published in The Hold, March 2004)
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Advice to the Poetry Student
Whatever you do
Avoid the Professor in the First Person
Hes clichιd and, overused
Not the least bit original
Whiny and self-involved
Living in an unreal world
That revolves specifically
Around him.
(Previously published in The Poet's Tongue, July 2001)
Laurence Overmire
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