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Fred L. Joiner

Poet Laureate of Carrboro, NC 2019 -2022 / 2019 Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellow

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Posted on April 2, 2008 by Fred

patience haiku

the burn of waiting
for your lips to rest against
mine,like wildfire

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