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Kino may stain the paws

Of these tree-hugging

Australian marsupials. But they

Love to eat the blue-green leaves

And afterwards have a big poopial.

Xanthophyll in Xerophytes

Xanthophyll is

Essential for heat

Resistant cacti.

Organpipe,

Prickly pear,

Huachuma,

Yaaxpakan,

Their lives are all

Enhanced by yellow pigmentation.

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Little symbols

Etched in stone or

Tattooed on hide,

They tell a story,

Entrancing the

Reader.

Sloppy sipping

IPAs, more likely stout,

Might stain a drinker’s clothing.

Bring us cold water here!

Rinse with some vinegar

Until the spot is clear.

Eventually it’ll come out.

Gnomes

Gnomes’ genomes have

Engendered a

New generation of

Energetic

Theorists genuinely

Interested in the

Chromosomes of these

Small woodsy, genderless souls.

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Queen, Jack, ten, nine, eight,

Uniform to indicate they’re

In pursuit of fun. If your interest is

Not piqued, you might prefer

To compete in a five-mile run.