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Writer's pictureToby Gordon

wonderful things to wonder about

Where might the

bitterness 

of

blackberries

still careening

towards their 

midnight purple complexion

exist 

if not for the marvelous

tongue?


Might this catalyst for

saliva secretion go

unnoticed for

eternity,

residing in secret

with the

astringency of adolescent 

jabuticaba

and acorns and

the oil of beckoning 

juniper berries?


What then,

about the birdsong

that tickles

the head

and soothes

the heart. 

Would it

be

without the

marvelous ears?


Today,

and probably 

not

tomorrow

will I know the 

answer to these

questions and

those alike.


They are 

so beautiful 

that to simply

wonder of

them is a gift.

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