The Amalgam Poems
A partisan of strict Amalgam law, which is defined as more a guide than rule, was thus found felonous: his legal flaw was holding law an arm and not a tool. _ I wrote the Amalgam poems in the mid-1990s...
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A lady with an eye of polished bone came to Amalgam hoping to atone for crimes she swore had cost a healthy eye. We told her things are stable as they lie. _ I wrote the Amalgam poems in the mid-1990s...
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A bear had wandered to Amalgam town; its fur did not seem black, white, grey, nor brown, and since we’d heard of no such other bear we went our ways as if he weren’t there. _ I wrote the Amalgam poems...
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The cornerstones of Talgam’s many schools all claimed to be worked by Amalgam’s tools, and yet we have no masons in our town so all of Talgam’s schools were beaten down. _ I wrote the Amalgam poems in...
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The clergy of the shrine of St. Ambrose, which stands a landmark of Amalgam’s heights, all swear the Saint appears in winter snows; of course, this is essential to their rites. _ I wrote the Amalgam...
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A certain city, stone but worn by fire, sent to Amalgam seven girls in white who said the arsonist was hanged with wire, but still they missed the blaze’s yellow light. _ I wrote the Amalgam poems in...
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A fish was dragged, without a single fin, up from Amalgam’s Tee, and found within were seven strips of cloth, no blood nor flesh; the fishers burned the sailcloth, boat, and mesh. _ I wrote the Amalgam...
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A boy with hair like some fine vixen pelt came to Amalgam during Winter’s bite; he licked the ground and caused the frost to melt and left a lock for which the priests would fight. _ I wrote the...
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The ghoulish white Amalgam’s flag displayed was changed to golden yellow by the one who swore the paler cloth was quickly frayed under the glitter of the Autumn sun. _ I wrote the Amalgam poems in the...
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When Dauviere came by Amalgam’s way, he said he could not leave but could not stay: forever he was trapped right where he stood, and then he left the river town for good. I wrote the Amalgam poems in...
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A merchant with his cart of foreign wares set up Amalgam’s only winding stairs. The upper floor of his exotic shop was safe from thieves, who’d see the stairs and stop. _ I wrote the Amalgam poems in...
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A dog sat in Amalgam’s market street awaiting those who bring the butcher meat. We know to watch — the dog is in our way — and still we bark in anger every day. _ I wrote the Amalgam poems in the...
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