Parading

Spread / it out like fine rugs, silk sashes,

warm eggs, cinnamon
warm eggs, cinnamon
warm eggs, cinnamon
and cloves in burlap sacks. Show me
and cloves in burlap sacks. Show me
the detail, the intricate embroidery
the detail, the intricate embroidery
on the collar, tiny shell buttons, —Ellen Bass
on the collar, tiny shell buttons,
—Ellen Bass

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