Pome: All The Art And All The Chortles

And all the fields and all the bars and all the roulette wheels of the world

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Japes in opening a can of beans. Pic: Scott Fletcher

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All The Art And All The Chortles

all the art and all the chortles of the world

and people still feel poor;

burn new worlds on the soul;

her face: like all her best nights out happened the same time;

and you see the seasons turn in the meadow

summer to autumn

autumn to winter

winter to spring

spring to summer

light cascade the sepulchre

and you sit in the quiet of the church

in

the nave

and ruminate on Noah

and