?<\/p>\n
i’s and u’s and barbeques
\nif’n i can find u’s laugh
\nwill the chopin’ dickens
\nremind me of the good god
\nof humour or hum our
\nsong all night long do u
\nremember neither do i
\nthe matter is only
\nare we still singing
\nday by day
\nhear the daughters
\nthey are drumming as it was said
\nneeds happen
\nthe fat lady sang long ago
\nwhen we saw her Rubenesque
\ninstead of fatso still the sir
\noh will he hear the drumming
\nsoon?
\nflashing thunder hummingbird heart
\nand every drum in between
\nto the soft peaceful
\nelder’s<\/p>\n
above the smiling lips and eyes
\nis ur brow furled \/ unfurled
\nur breathing smooth or not<\/p>\n
drop my teeth
\nask for your phone number
\noh
\nmaybe u forgot how to laugh
\n(could you give me a real,
\nseemingly good laugh
\nand save me for this evening
\nfrom night shift
\nin the salt of mines.)<\/p>\n
?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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