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Frank Lima

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I thank the spiders’ webs and the circus dancers who stain our eyes with …

Frank Lima

I put my hand …

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My father was …

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in the beginning …

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I need more time, a simple day in Paris hotels and window shopping. …

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I …

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Crows see us as another invention. …

Frank Lima

We went to all those places where they restore sadness and joy …

Frank Lima

In the corner lot …

Frank Lima

These empty words are so remote. They are stories someone wants …

Frank Lima

Each hair is a poem I gave my son …

Frank Lima

During the day I play at drowning …

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My angel, don't think the great stillness is wooing us: …

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I wanted to be sure this was our island …

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the grapes …

Frank Lima

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