A humming bird of mountains
A crunch of biscuits
A bite of hand soaps
A droplet of croissants
A bucket of eyes
A bag of Craziness
A skein of minnows
A murder of husbands
A silver platter of planets
A bucketful of peonies

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