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Unread 04-14-2017, 02:18 PM
David Callin David Callin is offline
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Originally Posted by John Isbell View Post
I saw a nénuphar
from afar.
But, what wasn’t cool,
a libellule
was crossing it in boustrophedon.
Conceding
its right to fly, what I
could not surmise
was why the wise
beast flew just so.
Or yes, I know:
that was its breeding.
Lovely. I have only previously come across boustrophedon in a wonderful Les Murray poem.
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