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Alana whips us
around the night
in her nineties jalopy.
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a rosary sways.
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around the night
in her nineties jalopy.
On the rearview,
a rosary sways.
Our clique’s the…
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while white-winged doves coo back and forth
across the orchard…
while white-winged doves coo back and forth
across the orchard…
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are bringing their charm to a foreign scene, without ringing.
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