June 7, 1974 . Poetry by Michael F. Nyiri

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Beginnings - A Thought Transcription

I dedicate the following to the summer of 1974

Let us bring to mind the recent past and let
us ponder why we haven't gazed upon
brilliance yet dabbled heavily in nostalgia.

Let us yearn to express to glorious heaventhe
dogmas which we are forced to believe which
somehow do not solve our problems in the
least. Let us see what makes these words
form in our mouths and let us relish the
thoughts of those who think about us.

one.	In the beginning I had a sister and
		she was mine but then she found someone
		who takes ups more of her time and
		she could hardly be expected to think
		of me as much.
two.	And when I find that (as of old) I
		can show my poetry again, someone asks
		(as if life mattered so much) if I
		could dedicate a poem to them.
three.	The other night I spent a gratifying
		evening and when it ended I never 
		saw the people again.

Can life be answered?
Is mortality a virtue?

1974

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