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Poem by Richard Brautigan


The Wait


It seemed
like years
before
I picked
a bouquet
of kisses
off her mouth
and put them 
into a dawn-colored vase
in
my 
heart.

But
the wait
was worth it.

Because
I
was
in love.



Richard Brautigan


Richard Brautigan's other poems:
  1. Xerox Candy Bar
  2. Kafka's Hat
  3. Poker Star
  4. -2
  5. Color as Beginning


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