Love Poem

When you fall in love,
you jockey your horse
into the flaming barn.

You hire a cabin
on the shiny Titanic.
You tease the black bear.

Reading the Monitor,
you scan the obituaries
looking for your name.

Donald Hall

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    rabbit-light always posts beautiful poems. Like this one: Love Poem

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