{"product_id":"the-cosmic-lost-and-found-jason-ryberg-9781946642974","title":"The Cosmic Lost and Found: An Anthology of Missouri Poets","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Cosmic Lost \u0026amp; Found\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf there's a cosmic lost and found\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand you know where to find it\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethen you know where I'll be\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eheaped on top of a pile\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof discarded whatevers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elost gloves\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand scarves and hats\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ean inexplicable bathrobe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea number of solo socks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eyour copy of the Tao te Ching\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eby Ursula le Guin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe necklace you stole\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom your mother\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat reminded her\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof your 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tooled\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein 8\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e grade shop class with the letters\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eR O Y, for your grandfather\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecentered between filigrees\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eon my lap is the white cat\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat ran away one spring\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewho had white eyes and a fat belly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elying with his head on my knee\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eis your golden retriever\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhich your step-father sold\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efor killing the grass along the fence-line\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhere he ran and ran.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy bed is made of all the junk mail\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enever read and never missed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand notebooks lost with only\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea few front pages filled with\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe insecure marks of hesitant youth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esomewhere around here\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eis your first Danzig cassette\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat Bob Dylan poster\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand the tape with your father's voice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhich you never did listen to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eall the way through\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebecause it made you cry so hard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere I am adrift\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eamidst these oddments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe keeper of the left behind\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe recorder of what's missing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's me whistling\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea little tune\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eyou made up\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhen you were nine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eabout the clouds\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand the horses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's me\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewaiting to be found.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Jeanette Powers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jason Ryberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1946642975\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781946642974\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Spartan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/20\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.37d","brand":"Jason 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