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James Fountain

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To the Road My Tread

To the road my tread to the wind my face and never to return to this city I leave. And yet, on this path I feel desire twist but never will I turn and never will I miss this bleak city

The Adulterer

I seek you out: in you I lose myself, in the undergrowth, in the thicket, among the natural-smelling scents of your garden, an oasis against the world that has grown around me,

Secret Meeting

At one point I was tempted to call it all off as the bridge between us beckoned me to cross. And now you stand midstream knee-deep, your sudden sacrifice enticing, muddying the waters.

Measure for Measure

Death penalties, Saudi law casualties, working visas castanets, the call to prayer the closed book, the swift glance, the overlook. Measure for measure, the law holds firm, one punishment

Work Horses

Sparrows cant, chirrup along the rooftops, the morning moans, jolted back from night, forcibly the world's machine moves, cogs climb into cars, engines groan into action,

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