A bite of hand soaps
A feather of blankets
A clover of good luck
A silver platter of planets
A crunch of biscuits
A ride of rainbow
A humming bird of mountains
A city of scars
A mouthful of lies
A rollercoaster of lightning

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

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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