A POET'S NOTEBOOK

A POET'S NOTEBOOK

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A POET'S NOTEBOOK
A POET'S NOTEBOOK
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John Ashbery

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Oh there once was a woman
and she kept a shop
selling trinkets to tourists
not far from a dock
who came to see what life could be
far back on the island.

And it was always a party there
always different but very nice
New friends to give you advice
or fall in love with you which is nice
and each grew so perfectly from the other
it was a marvel of poetry
and irony

And…

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