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YouTube Poem: The Collector’s Hope by Mark Tulin
The hope and sadness of a hoarder's life in a poem.
The hope and sadness of a hoarder's life in a poem.
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Very effective poem. Don’t recall ever reading a poem with ground chuck in it before, I hope the hoarder wasn’t named Charles.
Hmm, I hope so too. That may have an entirely different connotation. Thanks, Robert.