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midsummer drums  (  a  p o e m  f o r  t h e m  m i d s u m m e r  m u r m u r s  )

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roses as gnosis

a ghost in the thicket

spring in the cricket

& salad-spun tongues


weasels of teasels

a prick in the bristle

milking the thistle

& bumblebee hum


breezes of sneezes

achoo & a tissue

slip in the sinew

of fingers & thumbs


brambles & tangles

a flutter of butter

rhythm's a nutter

& midsummer drums

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