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Near The Little Church In The Wildwood

The mountain azaleas darken full-dressed
While sleep works worries into pennyweights.
This rusted stovepipe land lays insect blessed.
Just who loves whom tonight cannot be guessed
But shy barn owls attempt to narrate.
The mountain azaleas darken full-dressed.
Wildwood Cemetery strays beneath Potts' Crest,
Great-grandparents relax behind its gates.
This rusted stovepipe land lays insect blessed.
Firefly porches hold ballgloves at rest;
A Toro's dripping gas on garage slate.
The mountain azaleas darken fulldressed.
Grant's dogs tip the trash for a patience test;
Worms here live another night unbaited.
This rusted stovepipe land lays insect blessed.
And most seems well that's not been repossessed:
A postcard moon, frog songs, the interstate.
The mountain azaleas darken fulldressed;
This rusted stovepipe land lays insect blessed.
Christopher Cox
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