The Gift

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The Gift

Somewhat above the level

of the entrailed anger

of the mother

the pockets of the Father

invisibleвБ†вАФ

depth

вАФinterminable

from whence spring riches

and a sullen

economic

war

houses and food and fire

proceed from them

and over them

he crows continually

Proximity

to OvaвАЩs skulled mentality

of money

which magically

is life

He tells her

he is a good Father

his child must obey him

should he choose to do so

he can bestow

upon her

whatever she pray him

Heseems a sovereign

the maximum

of money

A golden octopus

grasping

She is asking

for a sovereign

to buy a circus

universe

Laughing

he gives her a shining coin

She is exalted

in spontaneous knowledge of beauty

She confronts the solution of her destiny

and sudden the potentiality

of achievement

through her august parent

вАЬI will buy вАШall thisвАЩ my sovereign

The flower seller

is bewilderedвБ†вАФ

Nurse distrusts

She thrusts

out the open nacreous palm of her hand

that they may understand

вАЬGaвАСaarn

вАФyou little fool

whoвАЩre you a gittin at?

ThatвАЩs

a new farthing!вАЭ

She comes

to a curbвБ†вАФstone

a woman is sitting upon

beyond

a rampant radiance

Of April jonquil

Gala yellow

FaвБ†вАФhow evil a Father must be

to burst a universe

by getting

so faвБ†вАФr into a sovereign