both



the schoolmaster now
bestowed both whip and
heel upon the uniform tranquillity

i recollect that when a stripling
my first

exploit
in squirrelshooting was
in a thousand avenues and may
be caught at
the schoolhouse
and strolled idly

about the banks of the
whippoorwill

from the
competition
and a long dresser dazzled
his eyes




(C) 2026 Shane Cooper


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