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A Poem A Day by Romilly Wilde

366 poems day-by-day for a leap year

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      “Garbage Collectors” by Efrain Huerta, Mexico (1914-1982)

      August 28, 2026

      They ride at dawn,

      chariots of stench and salvation.

      Without them

      the city would choke

      on its own breath.

      From A Poem A Day: Latin America

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