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joni

John Jessup Kennan 1953 (Pomona)

there is no
sinking into
quicksand cry for
help here
butterfly words
dance springs
on shoes yet
shoeless
on cleanest of
bare human
sole
windows all are
barred
doors too
enter through
lilting
eyes of
existence
flit and
flutter
soul plumage

 © John Kennan 3-9-21
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Scheme XAXXBXXBCDXXXAAXCXXXX D
Characters 252
Words 45
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 21, 1
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