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Summer 1954 • Vol. XVI No. 3 • Poetry |

Pakim Pond, New Jersey

By Robert Mezey

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The water of Pakim Pond is red.
From a distance, the sky’s in the pond
And the pond’s blue.
But scoop some in your hands.

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Robert Mezey (1935-2020) was a poet, critic, and translator. His Collected Poems 1952-1999 received the 2002 Poet’s Prize.

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