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One True Tree: Cantos XXXIII-XXXVI

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May 27, 2026
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One True Tree: Cantos XXXIII-XXXVI

by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole

XXXIII

The court rabbits cringe in dumbfounded awe
At this vine-wrapped hare before them they saw,
But none of them knew what by it was meant
Except a long-lived and gray-whiskered gent;
It’s he who steps forward, shushes them all,
To their dazzled wit s…

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