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Flight\n\t\t178\tHonolulu\n\t\t222\tWind Chimes In A Temple Ruin\n\t\t251\tPlaza de Inquizicione\n\t\t302\tEl Greco-Espolo\n\t\t360\tEllesmere Land\n\t\t391\tCanada’s Case History\n\t\t455\tOur forefather’s literary… (unpublished poem)\n\t\t516\tSecret Message From Poet\n\t\t550\tIn Purdy’s Ameliasburg\n\t\t635\tWay To The West\n\t\t750\tNovember Walk Near False Creek Mouth\nTwo\tA\t000\tSwahili Serenade\n\t\t022\tSpace Conquest\n\t\t055\tKooks of the Monk\n\t\t064\tThe Train From Cardiff To London\n\t\t080\tToronto Daily Telly Starlings\n\t\t115\tLike an eddy my owrds [words?] move about your bright rock…\n\t\t144\tTwo Haiku\n\t\t165\tI’m Always Going Back To Chaucer\n\t\t200\tTea With My Shetland Grand-Aunt\n\t\t277\tLooking From Oregon\n\t\t315\tCampus Theatre Steps\n\t\t350\tBillboards\n\t\t395\t(Iropuato?)\n\t\t416\tMemory No Servant\n\t\t440\tFor George Lamming\n\t\t480\tMeeting Of Strangers\n\t\t527\tFrom Curacao\n\t\t550\tThe Road To (Naimegan?)\n\t\t578\tLetter Home To A 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