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twenty-two peeled obelisks
for a child prodigy.
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a hummingbird
for an elephant-bird.
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full speed ahead
help help
sad hours for a merry monkey
who scrambles all industry.
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linings of withered clouds
to stop up some porcelain streets.
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don't take so long
a valise of bearded flesh
a tree come down from its branch
of heavy greasy smoke.
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seven table settings for a single person.
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licking-soles
for a large family of captains.
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a natural illusion
for someone walking hither and thither
for a sucker for illusions.
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words of wobbles
that stamp alternate motions
on creatures
on one edge and on the other.
Quick quick
a mailbox of nothingness.

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