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Tearing Down the Walls: In Praise of Joe Henry

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Leonce Gaiter
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The sun is unforgiving

And there's nobody would choose this town,

But we've squandered so much of our good will

That there's nowhere else will have us now.

We push in line at the picture show

For cool air and the chance to see

A vision of ourselves portrayed

As younger and braver and humble and free

This one will bring you to tears.

I've started something I can't finish

And I barely leave the house, it's true,

I keep a wrap on my sores and joints

But yes, I've had my blessings too:

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Leonce Gaiter's literary thriller, "In the Company of Educated Men," was published by Astor + Blue Editions in 2014. His historical novel, "I Dreamt I Was in Heaven - The Rampage of the Rufus Buck Gang" was published September 2011. His (more...)
 

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