Archegonium, arcanum.
Shaped like a flask or tom-tom drum.
Sagebrush and pitcher plant, sweet wine.
Red rhinoceros, yohimbine.
Ricochet, round rebound ride roil.
Oracle, bad dreams within boil.
Karyon, at the center found?
Nucleus, cell. Synapse, surround.
Terminal, termite, thermite, torch.
Chew through the floorboards. Borax, scorch.
Yataghan, yashmak, christen clepe.
Hound, underground linger and leap.
Ktenology by kumiss?
Knissomancy, thy kurtosis?
Yperite, yon ypsiliform.
Poisonous gas, the foe keep warm.
Yonderley yucca, yex yusho.
Stain their skin as you kill them slow.
Xiphoid, thy sword-shaped clenching force.
O katabothron, at thy source.
Xography, cast a xoanon.
Tridimensional, O black swan?
Ballerina, thy blessed balm.
Dancing like dew down frond of palm.
Keckle the kedge, keelhaul the keeve.
Languidly, liquor, lest love leave.
Kier filled with kilderkins of kif.
Cannabis grown by coral reef.
Oceanic rift, occipital.
Taligrade, talionic, trull.
Knarred knobber, knubble. Knor, sore knout.
Krasis, kraurosis. Crisis, clout...
a door creaks inward,
the sky folds in, saying not leave
nor enter
not lost, not quite returned
my hands forget their kedge,
stillness 'neath the murmur
somewhere between blur and flame
a yes dissolves into never,
I mistake the hush for an answer
Tesla 3-6-9
At An Age
Busy Brain Boost
Crazy Cool Call
Destiny Delight Dearly
Encouraging Exceptional Energy
Fighting For Fulfilment
Gaining Ground Gradually
Hunting Hearts' Heritage
Intently into immortal
Jewels Jell Jar
Kedge Key Knowledge
Lightening Literature Lucratively
Managing Magical Miles
Noah's Nights Neglected
Over Obeisant Oath
Provoking Pregnant Poet
Questioning Quills Quietly
Relinquishing Revelations Reign
Seeking Sensational Spheres
Tempting Time Testament
Unleash Untold Until
Vulture Vomit Vault
When Water Whispers
Xenon Xerox Xmas
Yarn Yummy Yams
Zillions Zealously Zoom
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