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First Thoughts » Brett Foster http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts A First Things Blog Tue, 21 May 2013 16:54:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Suburban Noel http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2012/12/18/suburban-noel/ http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2012/12/18/suburban-noel/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 15:35:54 +0000 Brett Foster http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/?p=53504 – after Geoffrey Hill

Passing a new subdivision, late fall:
already the arms race of tall spruce,

elegant luminaria, as winner-take-all
light displays tart up the days’ values.

The nearby landfill will prove a windfall
for three or more wise lords of revenue.

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