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John Forbes
The Best Of All Possible Poems
The Best Of All Possible Poems
The Best Of All Possible Poems
like a dozing sharkor a very quiet limb
waiting for the lecture
to make it a star the
best of all possible
poems relaxes asleep
in the tropical surf
beginning near the
right hand corner of
the room. meanwhile
just outside my window
inter-island trade
begins: their supply
of coconuts is endless
© 2002, Michael Forbes
From: Collected Poems: 1970-1998
Publisher: Brandl & Schlesinger, Sydney
From: Collected Poems: 1970-1998
Publisher: Brandl & Schlesinger, Sydney
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The Best Of All Possible Poems
like a dozing sharkor a very quiet limb
waiting for the lecture
to make it a star the
best of all possible
poems relaxes asleep
in the tropical surf
beginning near the
right hand corner of
the room. meanwhile
just outside my window
inter-island trade
begins: their supply
of coconuts is endless
From: Collected Poems: 1970-1998
The Best Of All Possible Poems
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