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Devil Bird of Dunne County: Cantos IV-VI

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May 17, 2026
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Devil Bird of Dunne County: Cantos IV-VI

by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole

IV

A father there was who raised with his fist
A posse of sons, each one of whom missed
Kind words or correction as up they grew,
The mother had fled, him only they knew,
That twisting tyrant who made them to be
A slovenly bunch who stoked enmity
Wi…

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