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April is National Poetry Month, and to mark the occasion UNH Today听asked听Master of Fine Arts听candidates to share their work.听Here's听Dan听Haislet's听poem "413 E Cherry听Street."听Take听a read or sit back听and listen.听Have a poem you'd like to share? Contact us at听unh.today@unh.edu.听听

413 E Cherry Street听

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Snow begins to buzz into the sifted evening听

You remove your shoes at the door听

Billie Holiday鈥檚 album cover is orange听

She听听听听听听听sings beautifully听

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You water the ferns in the nude听

Long curls flick your parchment skin听

You sway near the brass-colored couch听

I am the voyeur who lives inside you听

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For a discount this fall听

you bought a pot of red mums听

as the colors of summer buckled听

against the descending weight of autumn听

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Now our color is the orange听

of low sodium streetlights听

casting shape in a blizzard听

The mums are dead听

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Inside the lights are on听

Our town听

is a dark town at听night听

with an observatory on the hill听

that we could see from here听

if we had shut off the lights听

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鈥擠an听Haislet听

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Published with听permission of the author听

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