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Born in September 12, 1943 / Canada / English

Poems by Michael Ondaatje

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To A Sad Daughter

... You who feel superior to black and white movies ...

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The Cinnamon Peeler

... you climbed the bank and saidthis is how you touch other women ...

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The Time Around Scars

... all the love that never occurred between us ...

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Bearhug

... Grinning.Why do I give my emotion an animal's name, ...

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Speaking To You (From Rock Bottom)

... is a memory a tableau behind trees of lawIn the midst of love for you ...

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Elizabeth

... who'd hold my breast and watch it move like a snail ...

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Application For A Driving License

... I am a good driver, nothing shocks me ...

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Notes For The Legend Of Salad Woman

... grow sparse in their week long performance in our house ...

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(Inner Tube)

... towards an estuary between treesthere's a dog ...

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Breakage

... dropped by the gulls onto the gray rocks and all the moisture gone ...

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White-Eyes

...  But his big, round music, after all, ...