Hughlings Himwich

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A Whale of a Reading

For Alissa

Mab and Ahab may
have more in common
than their abs.

Mabbe beneath our sailing
the whale is learning to kill
by the book.

The whale and his maw
(not his mom)
appears to be
Juliette,

but then another gal
clears the mist,
saving me

a lot of trouble.
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