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Subject: Hard Harvest
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Date: Wed, 26-Dec-84 12:22:00 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec 26 12:22:00 1984
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                       Hard Harvest

	       The round oaks
	       sweep each arc of air
               and fill their frosted spheres
               with light.

	       You claim the trees 
               are ugly bare
               with fingers thick
               and uncombed hair.
               They foul the yard.

               The winter of the soul is near
               and litter all our squandered gold.
               May mercy mark
               where we were fair
               before we made the harvest hard.