Thirty today, I saw The trees flare briefly like The candles on a cake, As the sun went down the sky, A momentary flash, Yet there was time to wish
—Donald Justice
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from The Summer Anniversaries, 1960
Originally published in The New Yorker
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Copyright 1960 by Donald Justice.
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Donald Justice
Donald Justice (1925-2004) published 14 poetry collections, including Collected Poems (Knopf, 2004). He taught for many years at the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop.