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

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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