A city of scars
A silver platter of planets
A hug of tomorrow
A feather of blankets
A bucketful of peonies
A crunch of biscuits
A skein of minnows
A pinch of Custard
A bucket of eyes
A cup of Universe

Can We Say

Can We Say
an ear of cabbage
a cake of egg
a flock of scallions
a singularity of ground pepper?

Can We Say
a fleet of birds
a fluting of coconut tree
a helmet of sunlight
a basket of cloudburst?

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A hug of tomorrow
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A thief of knives
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A bite of hand soaps
A crunch of biscuits
A skein of minnows
A murder of husbands
A handful of water
A clover of good luck
A pinch of Custard
A ride of rainbow
A cup of Universe
A mouthful of lies
A rollercoaster of lightning
An ocean of meat
A floating boat of ocean
A feather of blankets
A city of scars
A bag of Craziness
A droplet of croissants
A bucket of eyes
A bucketful of peonies

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"Can We Say"

Can We Say
an ear of cabbage
a cake of egg
a flock of scallions
a singularity of ground pepper?

Can We Say
a fleet of birds
a fluting of coconut tree
a helmet of sunlight
a basket of cloudburst?

Can We Say
a grove of lemon tea
a pair of Popeyes
a dressing down of ice cream soda
an ovum of Ovaltine?

Can We Say
a bloom of umbrella
a bouquet of snowflakes
a bottle of Milky Way
a bottle gourd of cosmos?

Can We Say
an excellency of ants
a caucus of cucarachas
a hamlet of hams
a sandwich of heroes?

Can We Say
a head of academic deans
a clutch of regional inspectors
a stable of generals
a tail of emperor?

Can We Say
may imperial dragon eye fruit foresee good fortune
may your beard grow long, long live dragon beard candy?

 

Translated by Jennifer Feeley

"Can We Say"

Can We Say
an ear of cabbage
a cake of egg
a flock of scallions
a singularity of ground pepper?

Can We Say
a fleet of birds
a fluting of coconut tree
a helmet of sunlight
a basket of cloudburst?

Can We Say
a grove of lemon tea
a pair of Popeyes
a dressing down of ice cream soda
an ovum of Ovaltine?

Can We Say
a bloom of umbrella
a bouquet of snowflakes
a bottle of Milky Way
a bottle gourd of cosmos?

Can We Say
an excellency of ants
a caucus of cucarachas
a hamlet of hams
a sandwich of heroes?

Can We Say
a head of academic deans
a clutch of regional inspectors
a stable of generals
a tail of emperor?

Can We Say
may imperial dragon eye fruit foresee good fortune
may your beard grow long, long live dragon beard candy?

 

Translated by Jennifer Feeley