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“Kane Ranch,” “LA” and “With Holly in the West Village”

In Issue 59 by Ron TobeyMarch 1, 2022

migrants call, no formality of naming, their ox or mule pulled wagons
“schooners”
little more than buckboards with front plank bench
hand-pulled brake no suspension
wood wheels wood spokes rusting iron rims
sun shield metal-ribbed white canvas hoods
ceaseless wind shakes

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“Lucknow,” “The Plymouth Inn” and “North of the Presidentials”

In Issue 38 by Ron TobeyMay 26, 2020

My cousins and I bunk in the impromptu nursery
cribs crowded together with a sewing machine

and drapery fabrics and unfinished curtains

near the sunset bedroom originally Olive Plant’s,
across from the Roosevelt room and the guest bath
white porcelain tile, needle surround shower, fixtures of brass.

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