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smileyTortoise'd'morte &other cartilaginousFriends

thee
blessed beachland is rife wit
the dead.....the big,redX tortoise be
smilin big&wide wit hap[font=Times New Roman]pyhollow
eyeholes on thee verge of a winkin nod,
&,of
late[later,latest]allkindsa odd part'pieces

of cartilaginous form & then&then yes
terday there was some other
grining cartilage carcass washed up--had a fishy
mouth wit
a piece'o bamboo stuck in it like cigcigcigartette,
other'wish jujujumbled softboner mess[of]softbone&
shreds[of]flesh[of]g'oddknowsWhathfuck,
all rite here
on this longlong narrowstrip[of] paradise befitted
bodhilike remind'remaindering[of]

my'o'my / yOur'y'yOur

blankVoid[term'inal] Finite Immortal[ity]...
   sweet
  in this new ancient idiotMan
     Parad*Ox'y'Moron['s] worldplace
          halleluja'ci
                   nation
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"...Neruda leading me along the shore
  JB Lenoir cutting to the bone
  Billie Holiday in a half open door
  Great souls are the only riches
  in this world of shifting sand
  We're walking on air like a hanging man
"
   ~~~~~GregBrown, from "Hymns To What Is Left"
Written by dkzksaxxas_DanielX (DadaDoggyDannyKozakSaxfn)
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