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70 SLUGS IN ONE DAY
Transported to the curb
by the big maple
hibiscus mock me
sticking out their tongues.

The slugs have done their jobs
too well — all the plants
sucked dry with my head
upside down searching them.

So hot
naked feels clothed
dinner alone mourning
dead beans and marigolds.

Too late to start over
I hear them mutter
in the gutter
while the weeds cheer.
JOAN PAYNE KINCAID
from
New Hope International Writing Vol.15 #3

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