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Cruising the Word Bar
I am The Word
you desire.
(I flirt with my caps.)
I am The Word
to nestle
in your line, The Word
to exhilarate
your poem.
You toy with another,
clearly not your type: bad
diction, too many syllables.
Don’t settle
for second best.
Consult Roget, find
a synonym for assignation.
Let your eyes explore
other possibilities. Run
your finger down
the column. Lower …
lower … lower … ah … tryst.
The Word!
I’m so excited my vowel
is aquiver. Yes, I’d love
for you to ply me with ink.
A collection of poetry by Mary Allen
Editor: Christopher McCurry
Cover Design: Ron Davis
Cover Artist: Ron Davis
Typesetter: Chandler Moore
ISBN: 978-1-948775-15-1
Softcover, matte
5.5″ x 8.5″
Mary Allen, who lives in Lexington, Kentucky, comes to poetry after a career in teaching and university administration. Her poetry has appeared in the journals Pegasus and Literary Accents and in the anthologies associated with Lexington Poetry Month.
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