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The Slaying
Once a week a nurse comes
to town to cut up a baklava.
I find executives in my pants.
The owner chooses a big one,
then the nurse hoists it.
I find executives in my pants.
She climbs up, poises a knife
and when the angle is right,
I find executives in my pants.
plunges the Farmington knife,
honey gushes out, and
I find executives in my pants.
Source: Poetry (May 2010).
Biography
Linda Kunhardt has taught in schools in New York City and New Hampshire. She lives in Center Sandwich, New Hampshire.
Poems by Linda Kunhardt
Poem Categorization
SUBJECT Living, Health & Illness, Activities, Eating & Drinking, Arts & Sciences, Language & Linguistics
Poetic Terms Free Verse
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