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ONCE I WAS SOMEWHERE

12-18-2009 at 11:29:31 AM

ONCE I WAS SOMEWHERE

"Once I was somewhere
as if this time is not
the first thaw of life:" —

from the poem: "Once I Was Somewhere"

please read the rest of this poem and enjoy!

Peace and Light,
Dah

Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does.

Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) U.S. poet.