ComPost (for Alexandra Petri)
by Robert Tustin


Spring greens leaves
Summer leaves green

Autumn earth leaves
Winter leaves fallen

And on that pile
Of fallen leaves

What could only have come
From a horse's ass

Which stinks yet helps
The flowers grow

So thank you, Miss. Petri
And here's a bright bouquet for you!






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