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me central
original poem by mjNordgren
the sun rises directly east of my desk on my birthday
each year i watch the season-causing wobble as sol creeps
along my wide horizon, south for the winter warmth
and north in summer for respite from brown drought
it is like the moon’s path directly toward me across the water
i may not be the center of the universe
but I can see how some people could convince themselves they were