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Matt Dennison<\/h1>\n

Waiting for Better<\/span><\/h2>\n

After scraping
\nscratching
\nraking
\ndigging
\nwatering
\nplanting
\nflowers
\ngrass and
\nplants<\/p>\n

I stand
\nin the doorway
\ndrink in hand
\nlooking out
\ncalmly
\nwatching
\nwaiting<\/p>\n

for any moment the beauty
\nbetter than
\nwine<\/p>\n

better than old
\ntigers<\/p>\n

better than any
\nof us.<\/p>\n

Matt Dennison<\/span><\/strong> lives in a 111-year-<\/span>old house with \u201clots of potential.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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