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~Chicago Picnic, 1925~

Mobsters with a terrified snitch
spread blankets on the grass.

Their basket contains cheese,
wine, and sourdough French bread
'jacked from California.

"'Frisco fog,
Mr. Capone explains to the pigeon,
is a crucial ingredient of this loaf."

Hitman Rick breaks
one of the pigeon's wings,
then takes him to the river.

Mr. Capone finds a trail
in the trees,

picks up a long stick,
grasps it cane-like and continues his stroll

as the pigeon's broken body

tumbles towards the sea.

D. B. Tompsett