Of Flightless Doves

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Of Flightless Doves
Of Flightless Doves
Insular Cypress

Insular Cypress

Point Lobos, Carmel, CA. Ekphrasis.

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Ethan Koss-Smith
Jul 22, 2024
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Of Flightless Doves
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Insular Cypress
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That Cypress solitary on peninsula
growing toward extinction
of the self   — flayed toward versatile orients
as though to compensate cones for its odd position 
                     — drops cones sti…

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