Michael Thomas Jones at 23:57, 26 February 2026

2026-02-26T23:57:03Z

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	of gears, escapement, of the movement of hands.		of gears, escapement, of the movement of hands.

	Pears in Solitude		Pears in Solitude

			'''Pears in Solitude'''

	A blackbird vacantly delouses the hedge,		A blackbird vacantly delouses the hedge,
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	There’s an unsaintly gleam in the weathercock’s eye.		There’s an unsaintly gleam in the weathercock’s eye.

	Florida Pest Control		Florida Pest Control

			'''Florida Pest Control'''

	The blonde unlocks		The blonde unlocks
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	blood-red as a tropical fish.		blood-red as a tropical fish.

	Privilege, that old bete noire^		Privilege, that old bete noire

	shakes its head in her exhaust.		shakes its head in her exhaust.
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	in twenty minutes. Christ!		in twenty minutes. Christ!

	The Shadow-Line		The Shadow-Line

			'''The Shadow-Line'''

	A shadow loon flies from the glassy lake		A shadow loon flies from the glassy lake
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	in the old recipes. It’s no one’s fault.		in the old recipes. It’s no one’s fault.

	The red dot on the tree line must he Mars,		The red dot on the tree line must be Mars,

	or just a radio tower blinking, blinking		or just a radio tower blinking, blinking
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	or ought to, or perhaps already has.		or ought to, or perhaps already has.

	Nocturne Galant		Nocturne Galant

			'''Nocturne Galant'''

	She stalked like a goddess on carpet		She stalked like a goddess on carpet
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	through our two-star rented room,		through our two-star rented room,

	indifferent to her ~~hare~~ bottom		indifferent to her bare bottom

	or the cruelties of perfume		or the cruelties of perfume
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	True love would climb the Himalayas		True love would climb the Himalayas

	or drink the Amazon ~~dr\'~~		or drink the Amazon dry

	and promise to promise forever		and promise to promise forever
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	the crocodile tears in her eyes.		the crocodile tears in her eyes.

	1 promised her that Td be faithful		I promised her that I'd be faithful

	with all my faithless heart		with all my faithless heart
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	Love lies, and so does art.		Love lies, and so does art.

	-

	Raison d’Etat		'''Raison d’Etat'''

	The daffodils have pierced the crust of April		The daffodils have pierced the crust of April

Michael Thomas Jones at 04:51, 31 January 2026

2026-01-31T04:51:12Z

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Michael Thomas Jones at 23:57, 26 February 2026

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Michael Thomas Jones: Created page with "From Vain Empires (1990), exemplary of the smooth postmodern style of that time. Decadent inhabitation of the encyclopedia of western culture. late 90s disdain for Christianity."