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This poem is taken from PN Review 259, Volume 47 Number 5, May - June 2021.

From The Lascaux Notebooks Jean-Luc Champerret
symbols>
eye      bison    sun
horns   bison    spears
legs     bison    club

(1)

The eye
of the bison
is the sun

the horns
of the bison
are spears

the legs
of the bison
are clubs

(2)

The eye
of the bison
is like the bright sun

the horns
of the bison
are like sharp spears

the legs
of the bison
...


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