the pace now
is clearer
in recollection,
a world where wetness
from moisture
to downpour
makes itself at home;
back there in that Balkan-spiced slice
the speed setting was more intense
in rate (even the park
lake ducks quack
quicker) which was an alien
element to enter
but it never was the natural
and grafting could never be
expected to make much gain
or a settlement
into permanence; just listen
to newscasters; and the engines
barrel through lazier
than elsewhere scenes
convincingly phantom
– platoon; though not one platoon
only but a veritable platoon
company – meaning the lazy
phantom platoons – lost
in the clouds because of the cramming
for the ultimate class exam
for enthusiasts of the steps
in dancing jazzy
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