Robert Fleming

W O R D S I D E A S R O B E R T F L E M I N G

Jupiter and Minerva’s understudies

a raven releases a republic a monarch butterfly releases a monarchy Augustus emperors jovial justice the monarch rests on a prune tree

a monarch releases a monarchy Livia and Augustus marry a butterfly rests on a prune tree Livia’s son Tiberius learns the army

Livia and Augustus marry Augustus rules, youth high spirits, not treason! Tiberius legions the army Augustus executes only with reason

Augustus rules, spirits, not treason! Livia self-claims Tiberius will be emperor Augustus still has reason Tiberius his way is war

Livia must be mother of the emperor Julius Cesar’s spirit revenges the senate Tiberius mother’s boy is war Julius Cesar the menace

Bacchus’ spirits imbibes the senate Augustus’ proclaims laughter Julius Cesar understudies Dennis Livia prepares poison disaster

Augustus’ is laughter the players are tainted Livia pantry’s poison disaster figs are poison painted

the marriage is fated Livia pyrrhics a poison jig figs are poison painted Augustus picks garden figs

Livia pyrrhics a poison jig Rome’s republic is conqueror Augustus eats garden figs Tiberius is emperor

Rome’s monarch is conqueror Livia wears blue olives Tiberius is emperor Livia must replace Minerva goddess

Livia’s skin is olive Jupiter center-stages the public Livia replaces Minerva goddess a raven butterfly releases Rome’s monarch republic

one pig pound pays for one pint of beer

every part of a pig has a purpose pigs live in the field fattened at the farm slaughtered in the slaughter house butchered in the factory sold at the market fried in the frying pan deposited in human fat

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