Pine grows well in the cold. Its needles are so sharp that they'll slice through a tongue if you suckle on any. Its cones are armor-plated armadillos. tasting of bark. Dry pine becomes a fire hazard. It never burns slowly; instead it engulfs everything in one sudden whoosh. While its fresh leaves limn the surface of air with mint, its fumes never do.
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ReplyDeletePine grows well in the cold. Its needles are so sharp that they'll slice through a tongue if you suckle on any. Its cones are armor-plated armadillos. tasting of bark. Dry pine becomes a fire hazard. It never burns slowly; instead it engulfs everything in one sudden whoosh. While its fresh leaves limn the surface of air with mint, its fumes never do.
[Disposable Prose May 11, 2010]
Dr, Mike
Aha, Liberation Theology!
ReplyDeleteDr. M: The last line is perfect: "While its fresh leaves limn the surface of air with mint, its fumes never do."
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H. K.