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AFTER A CONVERSATION, by                    
First Line: This pungent, penetrating talk we've had
Last Line: Enriched my views and made my spirits tower.
Subject(s): Conversation


This pungent, penetrating talk we've had
Is like a salty wind blown from the sea;
Unlike the listless, bored discourse that we
Have known too well are these straight words that add
A leavening to our lives. This interchange
Of views, my friend, has of a certainty
Been good. My spirit, knowing beggary,
Has had a flashing hour of further range.

And now that I have known such spirited
Completion, I shall hunger for more frank
Exciting interchange of views instead
Of wasting time in idle talk where clank
Of gossip lingers more than thought. This hour
Enriched my views and made my spirits tower.





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