D. W. Baker

counting          riches
nations                  do
but                      not

trees:               profit
neutral                    in
side                      the

selfsame              day
crucible                  of
gradual            wrath

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D. W. BAKER is a poet, critic, and editor from St. Petersburg, Florida. His poems appear in Identity Theory, fifth wheel press, Amethyst Review, and BRUISER, among others, and have received nominations for Best of the Net and the Pushcart Prize. His reviews and essays appear in Paraselene, Variant Lit, BROKEN ANTLER, and more. He edits poetry for Libre. See more of his work at www.dwbakerpoetry.com.