Folding chairs and folded paper
taciturn born anticipation
slinging thread crossed and knotted
covering no one, when no one is near
the open glade slides along a metallic edge
a man makes a lake to cool off the land
the ghost show stars 10 little fingers in a plastic case
pink and orange hollyhocks toned by geography in the back yard
the alignment of beetle shells on bark
toad-padded sidelines, their chins pulled tight
acquired by burnishing perimeters
red and swollen and careening
the roaring civilian incident
action waits to be retrieved from those who know better
No Help for That | Jackie Clark 
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