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THE MAN IN THE COUNTRY OF HIS DREAM

I’m going around in the green shade,

now, making shapes in the air —

see that, now that’s a house up there,

and there’s the little chimney — ’weep,

’weep, remember William Blake?

Bless his dream! God bless

chimneys, too — and here’s a goat

named Mattie, and there’s a pair

of dominicker hens, the one

on the left is Lulu and on

the right is Aunt Mabel, though

I call them the Girls — hey, speaking of

there’s one in the doorway now — she’s

the lady here and looky there

at them long legs! — it’s okay,

we can use bad grammar, we’re

in love — and see that little peek-

aboo tugging the lady’s skirt?

cute as a bug that one — bless

them all forever, bless their hearts —

and don’t forget the dogs, all four —

now over there’s the pawpaw patch,

but I didn’t make it up, it’s real,

and so’s the wahoo tree down yonder.