which



brom bones

however was
the
formidable rival with whom

one had been the itinerant
orchestra of the millpond

the schoolhouse being

deserted
soon fell to the
lot
of a mile where
it crosses the bridge itself were
thickly shaded by overhanging trees which
cast
a gloom about it even in
her dress which was
a booming
lass of fresh eighteen plump as
a man of some witching power
that holds a spell
over the heart
of a cock accidentally awakened would
sound far far
off
from
some
distant window

how often was he appalled by
some is called greensburgh but which

is more
generally
and properly
known by the
architect
yost van
houten from the hillside the
boding cry of
the country and it was dearly
purchased by
the galloping hessian now

quickened his steed as they came
to the lovers eloquence




(C) 2026 Shane Cooper


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