If we are meant to part, then we wi...

If we are meant to part, then we will with courage,
ringing the bell and calling the hale "plum"
or "cuckoo" or "jagged teeth of churchyards."

We know it's possible to tear a life
from its late milk, in such a manner it's no surprise a
shimmers in the known, receiving little applause.

The excellent cruelty comes
in baby-tooth doses. No?
Amazing we don't