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T o w e rin g g ia n ts ,
G ro w n s tu r d y & t a l l s h o u ld e r to s h o u ld e r ,
S u p p o r t i n g o n e a n o t h e r t h r o u g h m a n y w in d w h ip p e d w i n t e r s ,
W e r e n o t s e e n b y a l l t h r o u g h J o y c e K i l m e r 's e y e s .
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B e f o r e s q u a t d o z e r s m o v e d in f o r th e k i l l ,
A n d th e f l a s h i n g t e e t h o f th e j a c k a l s a w s r i p p e d t h e f l e s h ,
L e a v i n g o n ly a f e w s k e l e t a l s t r a g g l e r s s t a n d i n g ?
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t o th e p r o m i s e o f p l o w s . T h i s
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of f i r , f e r n , m a p le , a n d v in e .
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BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION?
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M o r e f r e e d o m w ith
M o re R u le s .
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f o r y e a r s , l o o k in g u p t h i s h i l l ,
im a g in in g th e s t r e e t to o u r h o u s e
o u t o f th e p la n n in g d e p a r tm e n t.
T h a t d r e a m w a k e s u p in t h e e y e s
of b e w ild e re d d e liv e ry b o y s.
T h e m a n w ho b u ilt o u r h o u se
w a i t e d f if ty y e a r s t o n e v e r
f o r t h o s e p l a n s t o l e a v e t h e i r lo n g it u d e
a n d d e l i v e r h i m f r o m th e c o n f u s i o n
o f s a le s m e n d ru m m in g up b u s in e s s
in th e h o u s e s o f l e a v e s . N o
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foreign policy
th e m i l i t i a c a m e n o s in g
a r o u n d p a u l o 's s h a c k ,
t h e o ld m a n s a i d h e 'd b e e n
th e re but had not been b ack .
th e s o l d i e r s w a tc h e d th e f la m e s
s u r g e u p t h r o u g h th e g r a s s r o o f ,
a n d l e f t th e o ld m a n
b l e e d i n g in th e s t r e e t
w h ile g u tle s s l it tl e r o b e r t f o rd
s h o o ts j e s s e ja m e s dow n on
t h e l a t e s h o w f o r th e
te n th o u s a n d th tim e ,
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b i t a c t o r s b e f o r e th e
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a n d t h e f lo o d o f e i g h t e e n s i x t y - o n e
d e e p e n t o g e t h e r in d e f e a t o f A b s o lo m
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h ig h e n o u g h to s e e th e f a l l s .
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o u t o f O re g o n C ity , a n d go
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So I p r o m is e to g e t it c u t.
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M a k in g i t s g r a c e f u l w a y .
M e e tin g th e G e n o a M a r u ?
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W ith y o u r f i n g e r e d w in g s c o n t r a c t i l e ,
O v e rlo o k in g tu r g i d M e s o z o ic s w a m p s . . .
S it y o u t h e r e in m e d i t a t i o n ,
O r is y o u r tro u b le — c o n s tip a tio n ?
D oes y o u r p rim o rd ia l gut have c ra m p s ?
P r e tty , p re tty P te ro d a c ty l,
D id y o u c h e e p , o r c a w , o r c a c k l e ,
O 'e r th e d a n k e f f l u v i o u s o o z e o f E a r t h l y d a w n ?
O r p e r c h a n c e w ith w o r m in b e l l y ,
E a r lie s t w o rm fro m p r im a l je lly ,
D id y o u t w e e t lik e s i l l y R o b in s o n th e la w n ?
P ra y te ll, p r e h is to r ic P e tr e l,
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O r i f s c i e n c e s e e m s t o m u d d le
T h r o u g h t h a t f a r m i a s m i c p u d d le —
M a y h a p th e s a v a n t s a l l s h o u l d g e t th e b i r d .
G au n t a n d lo n e ly P te r o d a c ty l,
W o u ld t h a t t i m e w e r e r e t r o a c t i l e
T o w h e n y o u w in g e d t h a t t i m e - l o s t s k y !
W h a t w a s th e m i s c h a n c e c o l o s s a l
T h a t t u r n e d y o u i n to a f o s s i l ?
W h a t g o d d e c r e e d t h a t y o u m u s t d ie ?
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