Ted Kooser, a retired life insurance executive, was born in Ames, Iowa in 1039. He was appointed American Poet Laureate for 2004 – 2006. This is one of my favorite of Kooser’s short poems – it also helped me understand the incredible power of a semi-colon.
POEM
Get your tongue
out
of my mouth;
I’m kissing you
goodbye.
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