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Intimations, or, Imitations (cont'd)

  • amolosh
  • Jul 12
  • 1 min read

Flowers and branches of the Boswellia sacra tree


Frankincense

Boswellia serrata is one of the things

I take to stave off the fulminations of old age;

It’s olibanum—frankincense, gift of the Three Kings.

But does it work? Who ever knows,

Comprehends body’s instinctual rage?

Saturday, July 12, 2025

 
 
 

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