Al Milanese

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     the ball flattens
   the sun warm
  ‘marco’
 impressions
     springs back
  clink
    the horseshoe wraps
    around
 ‘polo’
  sun pours into your ear on the
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     grass
    birds sing
    smell the herb
splash
‘marco’
thump
swoop
       the bird chases
plunge
woosh
pssht
      beer sweat drips
      on cans
clank
      a ringer.