the above image inspired this poem:
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Bertha the squirrel marched into Chez Nut,
her tail a tangled, wind-blown state.
Oh, Dawling! gasped Lou, the stylist doe,
Let’s fix this mess—oh honey, no!
The stylists got busy with berry-shampoo,
then fluffed her with acorn-conditioner too~
A walnut mask, acorn soufflé,
paw-dicure buffed to soft ballet.
Plus walnut highlights. Superbe!
Now Bertha’s the talk of the Chez Nut salon,
Though she still can’t resist hoarding acorns on the lawn
The
rainstorm
overnight
burst the shallow
dyke-
the
raging
river in
overflowing
flood
streamed
forth long
weeds plaited
now beneath the
spate.
Image inspired by an image from the writing of George Eliot
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