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Devil Bird of Dunne County: Cantos VII-IX

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May 17, 2026
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Devil Bird of Dunne County: Cantos VII-IX

by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole

VII

A look of pure venom he flashed her then,
More like a serpent’s than those made by men,
Most certain not siblings, those raised since youth
For loy’lty and love, not bared fang and tooth.
His sister shrank back, named she Rose-Marie,
Known sin…

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