in the company of
by Dale Jordan Heath
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initialed names
cultivated in the
ivy soil
climbing New England stone
meritorious awards
bestowed by faculty
and board--
i of lesser degree
am fastened to
each scholarly tendril
by sleight of word
and punctuation,
am modest in
the vulgarity of limelight
in awe
by the advent of success.
The tweeded bard
reduces me
by intimidation.
i bear it with honor.
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