déjeuner sur l'herbe

:  b o n n i e   m a c a l l i s t e r

Prophecy was this morning’s
picnic on the grass.
The hinds of the prepubescent plum sat
hunched like a heaving pup
in a New York City photograph.
Manet ate mayonnaise
and fingered sandwiches
While an opal odalisque
fell into nubs.

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