The Solace of the Stilt i It’s unfortunate for sure, stilt, to be famous only for your legs. ii Still, stilt, isn’t “stilt” better than your lesser known moniker, “longshanks”? iii Yes, lamentable, the length of your legs, stilt—yet they’re pretty in pink! Sand-Bathing Little crop circles … only, they’re not in a crop of wheat or barley but in the litter of leaves on the forest floor … made not by pranksters or aliens … but by quails wanting a place to sand-bathe. Perceptions What I see as beauty he sees as…
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