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Roi Kwabena

cold severn an' teem estuary never
nourishing mango, papaya, balata, gru-gru
or chennette nonetheless salmons strive upriver
unperturbed swans pose near canal-boat
emitting explicated diesel, shored fern cuffed turf
carpets silver birch, oak shadows on trek
restrictions for foot and mouth.
so no permission across a donkey brays an accolade
for dudley an' foley severe threatening
as nearby sewer odours belch

from juncture


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