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On Sonnetizing.

worm's eye view of rot · doomscroll punchtape
   the wrong war falls · paltry dire
can't decide if it's · portrait landscape
   sad glaucous curve · allowed pyre
my worn tires scrubbing · a skew threshold
   my passage slow · slack tinchel
the groc'ries arrive · from WalMart reft
   a plague season · secretive death
worm's eye view of rot

            —the bard ruthless
   the book unread · vermin winning
in the olive pool · perfect inning
   sky, color of · cruel doulas
betweeen the channels · charcoal gray grief
   TV screen turned · twirl relief

Sunset at the Roman Forum.

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