Materia Garrula


the dry grape the lavenders
cure your cares these task masters
accessories say not amen
though the king fled to exile

pink carnival verb so clean
romanian salt snow green
tough game sack in green or salt
at the end the zouave cries grace

liberty to witness naval 
civil proud brown of shoulder
chilled heart cheek of Natal
a horse judged by a Rinkhal  

malabar star black satiny
the drawn hour not night nor day
shedding part of years pubescent
no bill sings of Apulia

hospital troubles pharmacy
pavement in oil of liver of cod
in water in bleach for the guys 
in iodide for municipal

peanuts heart bereft of their skin
acts of a wall ready to fall 
attract eggs of a dog boneless
build made of ersatz dumbbells

the neckties of scarlet lace 
dredge the roots of a ripe cob
Nile or Volga the ace exhausts
cardinals set in kitchens