HERMAPHRODITES IN THE GARDEN.(Brief Article)(Poem)

From: Poetry | Date: June 1, 1999| Author: MOSS, STANLEY | Copyright information 
 
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   After the lesson of the serpent there is the lesson 
   of the slug and the snail--hermaphrodites, 
   they prosper on or under leaves, green or dead, 
   perhaps within the flower. See how slowly 
   on a windless day the clouds move over the garden 
   while the slug and the snail, little by little pursue 
   their kind. Each pair with four sexes 
   knows to whom it belongs, as a horse knows 
   where each of its four feet is on a narrow path: 
   two straight below the ey...

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