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on my knees in weeds pawing earth looking for my squash
among prolific opportunist grasses and broad-leafed virtuosos
at finding sustenance in the garden of a faux farmer
finding advantage in his jammed schedule
in life’s intrinsic distractions and precious irrelevancies
his asamprajanya
on knees I sweat under indifferent sun to undo the effects of
looking the other way while rooted intruders ensconced themselves
in a life of ease throttling zucchini under the erratic care
of a life-long junkie of mysteries, dreams and peeks behind scenes,
looking for grails among wild greens that threaten his squash’s
fundamental privilege to bear fruit, who counts angels
and grasps at clouds while many weeds take root
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Jim Culleny
8/7/16
Blink 