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red plastic radio

from suburban bungalow by gordon foster

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i had a little red plastic radio
with an earplug that i could fit in one ear
i used to listen to it in the evening or late at night
sometimes in the summer i would go out into the yard
and feel the damp grass on my bare feet
i had to be careful closing the screen door not to wake anybody up

you had to open the radio right up to change the nine volt battery
i learned how to check an old battery for any remaining voltage with my tongue
lying on my back on the picnic table i could see a thousand stars
that was when i was beginning middle school

i had earned the radio as a prize with my paper route
by successfully knocking on doors to collect for a weekly that was actually free
i still have the small trophy for the top carrier club
and the big steel basket from the back of my old bike

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from suburban bungalow, released June 24, 2013

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gordon foster Toronto, Ontario

Well, it's just me again. I can now settle back into last winter's cold weather routine and continue with my next creative endeavour, a musical adaptation of Sir Walter Scott's Quentin Durward.

During the meanwhilst, please enjoy my current humble offerings.

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