Ashbery’s
sphinx-like witticism
defied translation
into Latin
that fine day
when freedom had previously been glimpsed
in that inappropriate piece of advice
delivered sagely
but intended merely
as a compliment
rather a blank compliment
as if by means of autofill
I remember it was unseasonably cold
on the English Dept. steps
I had my jacket buttoned all the way up
and it was fall
and shit
from all around
was coming down hard
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