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Richard Foerster

Poetry

Spring 1996

Autumn Nightfall

By Richard Foerster

In the vacant lot, amid jewelweed, my sick dog sniffs out her pleasure and relief while I wait and strangely   think of lust. Everywhere hidden in the yellowed leaves, […]

Poetry

Spring 1996

The White Orchids

By Richard Foerster

They do not use the air  as swans do, though furiously winged. This is how we'd like souls to rise:  a weathered clay bowl knotted with moss, the end table […]