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Pretty How Town

by Kris Delmhorst

on Strange Conversation (2006)

anyone lived in a pretty how town
with up so floating many bells down
summer fall winter spring
he sang his didn't he danced his did

women and men (both little and small)
cared for anyone not at all
they sowed their isn't they reaped their same
sun moon stars rain

children guessed (but only a few
and down they forgot as up they grew)
winter spring summer fall
that no one loved him more by all

when by now and tree by leaf
she laughed his joy she cried his grief
bird by snow and still by stir
anyone's any was all to her

one day anyone died I guess
(and no one stooped to kiss his face)
busy folk buried them side by side
little by little and was by was

all by all and deep by deep
and more by more they dream their sleep
no one and anyone earth by April
with up so many floating bells down

women and men (both dong and ding)
summer fall winter spring
reaped their sowing and went their came
sun moon stars rain