Start with yourself,
Keeper honest,
Look around for what you got,
The black stove pipe
no longer good for smoke,
Keeper bent,
Add two rakes for feet,
Make sure their walking days are over,
Keeper red,
Find something familiar for the ears;
Leather gloves without a finger,
Drift wood pulled from the river,
A beer can,
A bottle of medicine no longer good for tacks,
Martha’s tobacco tin smokes,
bottle caps,
What holds your teeth,
Whatever works
for the eyes,
Whatever didn’t work
for the ears,
For the smile;
The whole thing
makes you smile,
Put her in the front yard,
Wear your overalls,
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