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Dawn McGuire

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Dear Salvation Army

You can have the goat
I got for reading my poems
In Willits. 
He has balded my yard.

Now he's grazing my books.
The bible from when I was baptized
is his favorite so far.
He is a brindle-colored goat

and under other circumstances
a fine reward for a reading.
The poet before me 
got fish.

Please arrange pick up very soon.
I am okay with losing Leviticus; 
would like to save Mark
and Ruth.

 

 

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