There’s a lot of grass,
Not many trees.
We might drop a cow or two in
For authenticity’s sake.
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Bill Abbott is a poet, writer, and creative writing professor at Central State University in Ohio. His publication credits include Radius, Ray’s Road Review, and The Sow’s Ear. He is also the author of “Let Them Eat MoonPie,” a history of poetry slam regional competitions in the Southeast in the 1990s.
Photo: Ales Krivec
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