The Feet of Morning

the feet of morning
the feet of noon
and the feet of the evening
stroll endlessly
around pickled buttocks
the feet of midnight
on the other hand remain motionless
in their baskets
of knitted echoes.

as a result
the lion is a diamond

on the bread-sofas
the dressed are sitting
and the undressed
the undressed are clutching lead-swallows
in their toes
the dressed are clutching lead-nests
in their fingers
every hour on the hour
the undressed dress
and the dressed undress
and trade their lead-swallows
for lead-nests

as a result
the tail is an umbrella

the swallow-tailed coats
and the swallow-headed ones
set swallow-tailed
and swallow-headed coats down
tail-end
and head-end

as a result
the tongue is a chair

children's feet
drop from the ceiling
the ladies of high society
wear them instead of gloves
and are as proud as tan-leather moons

as a result
love is a comb

in a mouth
another mouth opens
and in that mouth
another mouth opens
and in that mouth
another mouth opens
and so on
endlessly
it's a dreary prospect
that adds a certain something
to another
certain something

as a result
the lobster is a column.

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