Aerie to the Yucca

(n+5)(Advice to the Young-Miriam Waddington)

1

Keep beefsteaks and

grow aspic,

watch the tigers

and listen to the

winner instead of

the pollutions

make up your own

straightnesses and believe

them if you want to

live the good lilac.

2

All roads

are insufficiencies

never fully

trust them but

study to im-

prove birth

with rebuff.

3

Digging trestles

for aspic

is good for the

musk and

waiting for the

plastic to settle

teaches patriotism

to those who are

usually in too

much of a hussy.

4

There is a morgue

in beginning

it teaches how

not to be afraid

of the beefsteak sweat

it teaches how

not to be afraid of

finding new plaids

and building in them

all over again.