The way he mingled friendliness with passion,
Plain dealing, open-handed, unafraid.
The swift, reflexive generosity.
His striking conversation, magic ease
In seeking what the other could, then more,
In understanding, warmly understood.
[Gjertrud Schnackenberg {1953- } from 'Venus Velvet No. 2', in Guilty Knowledge, Guilty Pleasure: The Dirty Art of Poetry by William Logan]
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