the general sent us
there were reports of pineapples
and palm fronds growing in
and rumors of suspicious glistening
puddles after heavy rain
so we came here to take a look
asking around we discovered
the locals have been harvesting
the foreign produce and selling it
at import prices to local markets
the colors in the puddles
after heavy rain have yet
to been harnessed for wealth
when asked about the puddles
half will tell you they exist
while the other half will deny
the reality of such fantasies
as if reality itself were at stake
we got no where with our investigation
until the scientists got samples
of the unusual fruits and grasses
and we stayed for the rain ourselves
afterwhich half of us saw the
glistening colors, and half of us
denied it completely
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