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four swans  (  a  p o e m  )

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once a swan a blizzard sheet

gibbons sing in lizard speak

lepers leap the lemonade

masquerades & parakeets


twice a swan a trickled nib

tickles stick in rippled ribs

coddles egg the escapade

colonnades & fizzle squibs


thrice a swan a gargled flow

bumblebees in bungalows

marble muds the marmalade

puddle lakes & bubbles blow


fourth a swan a curdled rhyme

burbles herb in breakfast thyme

leopards spot the serenade

pepper shakes & pantomime

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