[New-Poetry] Alexander's text

[Bob Grumman]

>
> All about us is noise. All about us is
> noise and bramble, thorn and din, each
> one of our ancestors on our tongues.
>
I liked this stanza though the last line is a bit forced in its attempt 
to highlight the glories of multiculturalism.  Hey, I could go farther: 
I have "every/ one of EVERYbody's ancestors on my tongue."  Really, our 
tongues are from our ancestors but what's on them isn't necessarily.

> Someone is stitching up a hem, darning
> a hole in a uniform, patching a tire,
> repairing the things in need of repair.
This made me think of politicians who

repair things into need of repair.

--Bob G.
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