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One True Tree: Cantos XIII-XVI

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May 27, 2026
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One True Tree: Cantos XIII-XVI

by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole

XIII

But in this tempest when all was thought lost,
As he with new health the shaken ground crossed,
And loose boulder dodged, and drooling wolf hit,
So back on their haunches he forced them sit,
Bright broke from the sky a shimmering beam,
All gloried in g…

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