Shorts.Shorts John Lehman Zelda Wilde Publishing 315 Water Street, Cambridge, WI 53523 0974172820 $11.95 www.amazon.com Shorts: One-Hundred-And-One Brief Poems Of Wonder And Surprise is an eclectic e·clec·tic adj. 1. Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles: an eclectic taste in music; an eclectic approach to managing the economy. 2. anthology of the succinct suc·cinct adj. suc·cinct·er, suc·cinct·est 1. Characterized by clear, precise expression in few words; concise and terse: a succinct reply; a succinct style. 2. poetry and imaginative prose of John Lehman. Organized a "best-yet" collection of his poetry, Shorts offers his readers an "unseen insight" into an extraordinary mind and talent. A Chinese Puzzle Chinese puzzle n. 1. A very intricate puzzle. 2. Something very difficult or complex. Chinese puzzle Noun a complicated puzzle or problem Noun 1. : My first wife was artistic, self-assured and short:/the second, slender Slender “though well-landed, an idiot.” [Br. Lit.: Merry Wives of Windsor] See : Stupidity , more spontaneous and warm./Perhaps at different ages I needed different things:/"young man, lacking confidence, seeks an articulate/voice" became "failing businessman desires a sweet/embrace." But, that's unfair to both. No, it's more like/someone eating take-out Take-out A cash surplus generated by the sale of one block of securities and the purchase of another, e.g., selling a block of bonds at 99 and buying another block at 95. Also, a bid made to a seller of a security that is designed (and generally agreed) to take the seller out of food by himself who's been/given two fortune cookies, instead of one. "You will/succeed beyond your wildest dreams," says the first/while the other warns, "All things are subject to drastic/change." Does this mean, I'll find success and give it/up, or happiness is just a u-turn away? The answer is/as puzzling as two women, so different, who I've loved/or the sun shining in the rain. |
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