SUPPOSED TO

SOUND

Christopher Rizzo

ungovernable press2008

“slit the waves, not both / in the sun door”Ceravolo, Fits of Dawn

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he hearing sayoften sound sunglisten listen in

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off week summercants through sunspresents home gifts

out of mineshine boom surrounds animate space

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suns concrete ustogether sudden makes subtle light door

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amber ridge sloughoaks olive sungloweros a live

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Summer sun summers anon no signsstop up platonic

heartsease give homeseize ahead hear such summons memoir

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lit grains composewriting myths healthfull on touch

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Measure too easybreathy appraisal soundingshow consider to

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awe fulfilling huntcool still inkey strikes make

Choose uneven eventslit such changeinclinations awe

things throat stuckheart stomachedsumless sonic gravel

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Somehow startled birds vie de vievie de vie

memoranda sharps here wish heresumming one cigarette

savvy lull warmthheavy ease offslow nod

Alive them tonesspeaking easy distortionsradio rote magic

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speech you speakairy slakes hearting arrays ray

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timing sounds runforms from interiorslead flits will

sol guide solesense records ample do heat

Readied earthen memorysun rumors progressgold birch value

bird aesthetics winging itcharm tunespainting in rushes

sprigs telling twitters round about mouthtune inside you

Start song sayere lunging pollen paradise weight underfoot

soft information feedsdrowse sun swaychrysanthemums mum away

summering shine future hear belongssay this myth

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