Aught, no. 14 (2005)

Peter Jay Shippy

from Alphaville

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Luna moths,
nightglow, orange

pekoe, quayside,
red spiders

tat, undulant
velocipedes weave

xenias.
Years zeroize.

Zills yearn.
Xuzhou

weeps vines.
Umbrella trees

stalk,
raining quirks.

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Quonset root systems
terrace using

variable worms,
XL yoofs

zooming z-waves.
Youthful Xavierians

want virtuous
udder tracts.

Some readers
question Peter’s

ohm
née

“Molotov lox-tail”—keeping
Jekyll in Hyde.

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Gatorade fuels
esprit de corps between

anomie. A black cross
descends (exit flies).

Glass harmonicas
issue jetty kisses—

longhorn moue.
Night owls

peddle quaint réchauffé sounds.
Trombonists ululate

vipers, wailing: XTC
Yardbirds, Zombies,

Zorn,Yo-yo, X,
Wire, Velvet Underground.

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