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Gregory Orr
Gregory Orr
The author of numerous collections of poetry, Gregory Orr is considered by many to be a master of short, lyric free verse...
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by Gregory Orr

A black biplane crashes through the window 
of the luncheonette. The pilot climbs down, 
removing his leather hood. 
He hands me my grandmother's jade ring. 
No, it is two robin's eggs and 
a telephone number: yours.



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From The Caged Owl: New and Selected Poems by Gregory Orr. Copyright © 2002 by Gregory Orr. Used by permission of Copper Canyon Press. All rights reserved.
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