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down dale ( a p o e m s t r o k e s o n g )
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heather & weather a vat in the view mirrors mist mizzle on moors, pheasants & peasants a rat in the shrew puddles mud fuddles on tors hillocks & pillocks a hare in the chill mackerels wreak haddock at heights, apples & battles a pear in the swill bantams snare phantoms at nights ruffles & truffles a stoat in the coat muffles mud scuffles up slopes, adders & ladders a gnat in the goat squirrels spit riddles up oaks hoodlums & woodlands a glade in the glen squinter squits drizzle then sings, weasel & teasel a page in the pen portals pore water then wings dingles & shingles a step in the spring kettles sing nettles of braes, quivers & rivers a spin in the sing feathers fleck speckles of daze wizards & blizzards a thorn in the stride tangles spat brambles in me, echoes & yellows a hedge in the mind evergreen bees in the lea ...