Saturday, August 23, 2008

John Crouse & Jim Leftwich

ACT FIVE THOUSAND NINETY EIGHT


i do solemnly: “midfields waltzing steeper”

swear that i: “newly notable ryegrasses”

will support and: “winks rainmaker centered”

defend the constitution: “reflex purveyor rejoinder”

of the united: “nose staircases unadulterated”

states against all: “yokes chlorides abrogating”

enemies foreign and: “inexpressible warding shutoffs”

domestic that i: “aneurism worshipped translucencies”

will bear true: “reassignment sorrowful caravan”

faith and allegiance: “silencers witchery licenser”

t the same: “surreptitious synthesizes underlining”

that i take: “oligarchic punier mixtures.”




ACT FIVE THOUSAND NINETY NINE


this obligation freely: “widest penguins readapt”

without any mental: “temptress signposted deposing”

reservation or purpose: “steroid awakened pismire”

of evasion and: “relighting recombines ruffled”

i will well: “regain cauterized spraining”

and faithfully discharge: “woodmen woodlot yeti”

the duties of: “shrinkable wiggliest songfest”

the office on: “mending overprints pulping”

which i am: “polls wildfowl importers”

about to enter: “uncurbed atomized repatriations”

so help me: “takedown unlatches syllabus”

god: “trauma ancestors antennal basketry toothaches.”