a tisket a tasket

a stamen on the moon

mushrooming trouble

hunched rock shoulder blades

(gods don’t shrug)

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rifled shag carpet

pristine paisley cuffs

link ducks to civilization

ancient and majestic

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only the cypress made an effort

and oh she bends and so can I

he fixes his collar with no argument

except echoes of magma and manatee