. ////// ///////// feathers/// are as///// cloud canyons they are as/// angel hair/// or they are/// as black as// doom // the/// color of despair they are bright as parrots////// emerald rainbow hues // rubies // topaz // peridot // deepest sapphire blue // but the /// best thing about feathers // or ///// plumes if you poets will /// if they are slipped // if they are clipped /// they ///// make a clever ////// Q U I L L ============================