SAVVY can express itself by
QUIRK, by skill, or by some
OTHER means; the
RELAY race must be won.
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Author: Steven Robertson
Hush Hush
CANON of principles from a
PRUDE forbid mentioning the
AMPLE features seen by the entire
DUCHY (the duke has no clothes).
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All the Way Down
TRUSS of the world built from shells,
LLAMA fur shingles atop
MAGMA floor tiles.
STRAP yourselves in: it’s turtles all the way down.
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Old-Time Music
SLING some old-time melodies,
MAYBE a couple of fiddles, a
BANJO, and a guitar; let’s feel like a
CHILD once again.
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Organic
SPADE cuts ground like a scalpel through
MUCUS membranes and bone, cultivating the
TULIP rows in their multicolored tissue,
LIPID petals and protein stems, living beauty.
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Weight of the World
CHORD and melody from the samisen make
SANER the chaotic hustle of life as a
NINJA: knowing fifteen ways to kill with one
PINKY is heavy knowledge to bear.
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Silent Descent
TAPER in hand, descending to the
NAVEL of the catacombs, where none
HEARD the Amontillado casks moved or the
LABOR of masonry finishing.
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Bill Collectors
TITHE, just a tithe, of the
MANGY, battered envelopes with demands to
REMIT payment forthwith spread like
SUMAC rash across sensitive skin.
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Pests
MIDGE impacts and bites like
SONAR pings, leaving the skin a
WRACK and ruin, wishing for a
FURRY layer of protection.
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Polyphemous
GAUNT shepherd dutifully counts his sheep, no
NINNY or sluggard is this mountain’s
TITAN, but lately he’s had
APNEA like No Man.
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