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    THERE IS NO MORE...
    By Kevork K Kalayjian Jr
    There is no more poetry
    Love left no traces in memory
    It is impossible to be funny
    Cynicism has deformed sensitivity
    Sex has replaced sensuality
    It's all transformed to lack of care
    Viewed in the silhouette of body
    Listen to the conversational melody.
    Wait! What's that fly doing there?
    Why does it fly in the middle of
    This hospital, white, clean room?
    As I was saying,
    There is no more poverty
    Love has mortgaged memory
    Caring has been overwhelmed by sensitivity
    Instincts have overpowered sensuality
    By reflecting kindness and care
    Portrayed as a stuffed animal, a Teddy Bear!
    Exhibiting great skills in the agility of the body
    Reverberating the proclamation of joy.
    Resonating the resilience of bliss!
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Kevork K. Kalayjian, Jr.  A graduate of the AGBU's Melkonian
Educational Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus, holds a B.A. in Political
Science and Economics from Fairleigh Dickinson University, Rutherford,
NJ, a M. Ed.  Counseling Psychology, from WilliamPaterson University,
Wayne, NJ, and CPA requirements completed at Pace University, NYC.
Kevork resides in NY and likes to paint and write. Some of his poems
have been published in literary periodicals such as "Ararat" and at
www.poetry.com.
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Dr. Bedros Afeyan (bedros@mac.com) is the editor of The Literary
Armenian News (TLG), and will consider works not only of poetry, but also in
the area of short fiction. Quality of language, excellence of
translation, quality of song and images are all crucial to the
aesthetic value of any work up for consideration.
Please note the following important guidelines:
a) All submissions to TLG MUST be sent to Armenian News@usc.edu and bedros@mac.com
   No others will be considered.
b) With your submission include a short bio about the author;
c) Submissions may not be anonymous, but at the author's request we
   may use their pen-name and/or withhold their Email address for
   purposes of privacy;
d) Submissions which have not yet been selected will continue to
   receive consideration for following issues;
e) In art, selection is necessarily a judgement call. As such, we will
   not argue why a particular submission was or was not selected;
f) Posting time for TLG is currently on Saturdays;
g) There is no guarantee or promise that a submission will be published.
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