In Honor of the late Larry Fagin (1937-2017): “Faded Spirit”

Larry Fagin died this morning. I asked Charles North to pick one of Larry's poems that we could post in his honor today. — DL

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    He buttonholed you and told you. Stay awake. Don't take the gaspipe. Thanks for the tip, but it's not 'all in the mind.'  Imagine getting it in the neck every step of the way. You can't. Unlike some people I want to live, never report or explain the experience. Not shuffle underlying elements. Reside quietly in a pink rhombus.

— Larry Fagin