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1 “For Saundra,” by Nikki Giovanni (1968) i wanted to write a poem that rhymes but revolution doesn't lend itself to be -bopping then my neighbor who thinks i hate asked – do you ever write tree poems – i like trees so i thought i'll write a beautiful green tree poem peeked from my window to check the image noticed that the school yard was covered with asphalt no green – no trees grow in manhattan then, well, i thought the sky i'll do a big blue sky poem but all the clouds have winged low since no -Dick was elected so i thought again and it occurred to me maybe i shouldn't write at all but clean my gun and check my kerosene supply perhaps these are not poetic times at all MLA Citation: Giovanni, Nikki. “For Saundra.” The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni 1968 -1998. William Morrow, 2003. pp. 80. 1 5 10 15 20 25 30