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One True Tree: Cantos XXI-XXIV

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May 27, 2026
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One True Tree: Cantos XXI-XXIV

by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole

XXI

Alone stood there then, upright and uncowed,
The rabbit realm lord, the crown which he vowed
No dishonour would see, firm round his ears,
Not shaken nor skewed by any dove-fear
Afflicting the weak and lesser hare souls,
Which on dirty ground, or against …

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