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The supermarket aisles read 
like one of Nostradamus’ quatrains
an array of unfamiliar faces
telling of lives past and future.

At dark I play over
silent fragments of the film
that pierced my optic nerves 
long enough to be engraved 
as today’s currency
which I’ll spend in dreams.

[Semicircle]

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The supermarket aisles read 
like one of Nostradamus’ quatrains
an array of unfamiliar faces
telling of lives past and future.                 How about lives in motion? Past and future is somewhat bland imo.

At dark I play over 
silent fragments of the film
that pierced my optic nerves              This stanza does not flow as well as the previous.
long enough to be engraved 
as today’s currency
which I’ll spend in dreams.        Neat idea. Good outlook.

Nostradamus’ quatrains goes over my head-- sounds cool tho.

Not sure if you wanted a critique since this is misc, but you got one.
Count yerself lucky.

[Mark A Becker]

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Hey Tim-
This reads like a warm-up, keeping the juices flowin for the NaPM poem-a-day torture coming in April.

[busker]

I can't believe it's NaPM time already. Not that I'm particularly creative when under the pump.
I'll think of Nostradamus on my next trip to buy overpriced groceries

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Nostradamus’ quatrains goes over my head-- sounds cool tho.

Skim a few, I'm sure they're all over the Internet.  I think Nostradamus was really the first Surrealist.  I mainly like them because they are so otherworldly.

Not sure if you wanted a critique since this is misc, but you got one.
Count yerself lucky.

I do.  I'm pretty needy

I did take one of your suggestions.  I know "telling lives past and future" is bland, but the alternative is probably to include some of the people.  I was trying to keep it short.

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Hey Tim-
This reads like a warm-up, keeping the juices flowin for the NaPM poem-a-day torture coming in April.

Always ready for prompts.  I guess there is an element of pain though, once they mount up.