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twenty nine letters
in the anglo-saxon alphabet

twelve buttercups in each
square foot of the garden lawn

thirty four chapters
to read in treasure island

thirty six black keys on
a standard grand piano

five white stars
on the flag of christmas island

seven magpies
in an untold secret

a billion rovers
in the doggo phonebook

ten green bottles
in no one’s favourite song

& fifteen lines of sigh
in the baker’s latest sonnet

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( author notes )

i hate all sonnets

i find them annoying

& pointless

f.t.r, so y’know

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