FRENCH LEAVE

Nappin' stance,
Far-fallin' perchance
Narcolepidoptery:
A study in scar
let the ganglions roar
pell mell in a submerged shell

her doorway a well-trafficked jamb
the eye of a lie on the lam
tempus fugitive
done damage punitive
incompleted sentence
for a pencilled-in period

find the gap before you mind it--
the first step is a daisy
plant your fleur on the platform
spring more words,
fall be kind.



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