If the fans press on
each other
hard to breathe so
Lift up the iris rich
of several colors
.
.
w/ midsummer spaded fork
Hold firmly clump clean off dirt
.
.
deep weed
renew, soil
w/ mendacities
.
_combined
rhizomes_
.
fork repeatedly *
sub-divide these little men
clip foliage at thirty millimeters
fan them all in same
direction
fork repeatedly *
subdivide her little messengers
shorten them at their living notches
powder with brimstone -- _vivum, natural_
align them all in unison
.
generously cover
.
.
_anoint w/ sulphur _
.
_sulphurations, 50 charms,
dippings in the sea_
.
rare and
( cover generously )
.
.
the swordstubs shewing
.
28 July 1997
sources: July 2, 1989 entry
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