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The plum-lacquered woven Japanese basket Phil 
        lately back from Kyoto gave us, 
        Juliet’s baby bed on Nymph & Cherry 
The year Phil dwelt over on Larch with Don 
Beyond the shimmering silver dollar eucalypti, 
Sometimes strolled two dirt road blocks to visit, 
People mad at him if he came over, if he didn’t 
                           he later recollected. 
Toting his laundry downtown, two sad sacks. 
Later on camped down on Terrace tender 
           dear heart crotchety and alone 
In the same town with the vivacious Muse 
Not quite on the outs & not quite on the ins w/ her, 
                            impatient 
                                     amid nasturtiums 
One day on acid sternly informed me, Thomas Clark, 
Poetry will never get written this way. 
 
 
 
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