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The farm.(Poem)

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| December 01, 2004 | Llewellyn, Kate | COPYRIGHT 2004 Quadrant Magazine Company, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

 
THE FARM 
 
   Last to roost and first to rise 
   The guinea fowl run through the orchard. 
   Fat schoolgirls in grey uniforms shouting 
   "The rain girls! Run!" 
   Three peacocks perch 
   On the verandah railing. 
   Their grey legs twin towers 
   Supporting sumptuous skies. 
   These princes of poultry 
   Do not enjoy the humiliation 
   Of wet trains. The fat cushions 
   Of their glinting necks 
   Face the river. "Nature 
   Is a fool's ...

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