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graditude

when the blue marigolds grew on the Spaniard’s graveyard
92 children cried for a spell
and the suckerfish
humped all
night.

Author
Charles Bukowski
Written
1970
Source
Original manuscript
This poem appeared in the following books:
  • Back to the Machinegun, Manuscripts, Volume 1, 1959-1974 (2011)
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