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Several poems by Gary Allen are presented. "Mary in the Round." First Line: Them were the days, the water frozen in the pump; Last Line: I remember this, why it's in my head at all, but there you are. "Down to the River." First Line: In this field; Last Line: to shine. "Ad Infinitum." First Line: He is below ground; Last Line: a crooked sideways cross.

The poem "The Bone House," by Gary Allen is presented. First Line: So who lived here before us; Last Line: outside it all, as a ghost haunts the lonely places.

The poem "On the Hospital Bus," by Gary Allen is presented. First Line: Here is an idea, Last Line: Look onto me, for there is nothing else.

The poem "Dust," by Gary Allen is presented. First Line: It is the moment all men fear, deny, Last Line: that the worm grows deep within the brain.

The poem "Safe Ground," by Gary Allen is presented. First Line: My welcome home was a bearded sailor; Last Line: yet binding with thirst and vengeance.

The poem "Changeling," by Gary Allen is presented. First Line: This is the uncle I did not know: Last Line: from the mouth of the child you have never known.

The poem "Vision," by Gary Allen is presented. First Line: In clear blue eyes; Last Line: and I but a reflection in an unseeing eye?

The poem "After the Conference," by Gary Allen is presented. First Line: I fell in love one late Autumn afternoon; Last Line: as to all the dead and inanimate things.

The poem "Equinox," by Gary Allen is presented. First Line: Out across the fields, another winter is coming- Last Line: or a miracle for the few.

The poem "Footprints," by Gary Allen is presented. First Line: And I too was blind; Last Line: as a voice finishes preaching in the next room.