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The ghost of Frank O’Hara taps me on the shoulder whispering                                                and what about the humor what about talks with the sun and things that happen at the movies out of sight of parents don’t forget the thirst of being in Manhattan in the heat and Coke the drink                                      remember too your first love passion music though it might not come out in words it’s there in you but I was sad and said what good is humor in a poem when people die Manhattan Fire Island we      bought falafels which we thought weren’t bad and walked to Central Park for space and some children were laughing and he said ask them

The Ghost of Frank O'Hara John Yohe

The ghost of Frank O’Hara taps me on the shoulder whispering                                                 and what about the humor what about talks with the sun and things that happen at the movies out of sight of parents don’t forget the thirst of being in Manhattan in the heat and Coke the drink                                       remember too your first love passion music though it might not come out in words it’s there in you but I was sad and said what good is humor in a poem when people die Manhattan Fire Island we       bought falafels which we thought weren’t bad and walked to Central Park for space and some children were laughing and he said ask them

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That's right, another excuse for me to link Frank. Find the connections to this poem!

Animals | Anxiety | Ave Maria, Frank O’Hara | For Grace, After A Party | Gamin | Now That I Am in Madrid and Can Think | A Step Away From Them | Steps

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