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Hope

For all the cooks
Who in the early morning
Especially the cold mornings
Turn grills on and get batter ready
For them and
For hillsides
Particularly the ones
That slope up just enough
To bring on panting
But not stopping
For them as well and
For washcloths
The most helpful being cotton and
Old ones
For all of them
Mostly because they are sleepy