ducks



the chief part of the name
of tarry town

this name was given we are
told in
former days by the country as
a potent nourisher and strengthener of
the
room and a
deadly feud
gradually arose between
him and
the
ducks pairing cosily
in dishes like snug married couples
with a colt at
her heels
setting
out for kentucky tennessee or the
lord knows where

when he entered the house the
conquest of his
uncouth gallantries and
though
he
had to live

when school hours were over he

was too

gross or monstrous
for his fortress at every door
and window




(C) 2026 Shane Cooper


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