<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Last in the Door — poems</title><description>Poems by A. R. Thomas.</description><link>https://lastoneinthedoor.com/</link><item><title>little dog</title><link>https://lastoneinthedoor.com/poems/2026/little-dog/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://lastoneinthedoor.com/poems/2026/little-dog/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;pre style=&quot;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:inherit&quot;&gt;little dog
trying to fly
ears for wings&lt;/pre&gt;</content:encoded></item><item><title>duck drifts serene</title><link>https://lastoneinthedoor.com/poems/2026/duck-drifts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://lastoneinthedoor.com/poems/2026/duck-drifts/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;pre style=&quot;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:inherit&quot;&gt;duck drifts serene
an ancient city river
feet in turmoil&lt;/pre&gt;</content:encoded></item><item><title>bullshit strikes</title><link>https://lastoneinthedoor.com/poems/2026/mosquito-bites/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://lastoneinthedoor.com/poems/2026/mosquito-bites/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;pre style=&quot;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:inherit&quot;&gt;bullshit strikes
like mosquito bites
the many become unbearable&lt;/pre&gt;</content:encoded></item><item><title>tzitzikia</title><link>https://lastoneinthedoor.com/poems/2026/tzitzikia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://lastoneinthedoor.com/poems/2026/tzitzikia/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;pre style=&quot;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:inherit&quot;&gt;stopped for coffee and
for the first time this year
cicadas

wind blows dust
through a cloudless sky
finally exhale

up
there then gone
a power-line pigeon

cats birds tzitzikia
a balcony table
all sat out for lunch

rooted to my pot
and grateful
for these passers by&lt;/pre&gt;</content:encoded></item><item><title>the peaceful silence</title><link>https://lastoneinthedoor.com/poems/2026/peaceful-silence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://lastoneinthedoor.com/poems/2026/peaceful-silence/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;pre style=&quot;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:inherit&quot;&gt;the peaceful silence
a monday morning meeting
after someone quits&lt;/pre&gt;</content:encoded></item></channel></rss>