we have a statue of St Francis
he sits on the lawn
he is sometimes pushed over by a curious deer
Francis did a face plant before the last snow
he stayed supine until a passing neighbor
set him upright again
by his bowl lay a blue amethyst crystal
some may think this is a sign from heaven
or a cosmic frequency receiver
planted there by a well meaning
but seriously confused friend
this blue rock
found near a cement impression
of a poor man
who thought he could talk with birds
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