64.1

To call the Arctic white is a figure of speech.
If not an ocular sickness.
Give me a blue Arctic
Tapering into faint turquoise
That will keep the ocher in check.
California is Cézanne country,
With more fire, higher rent,
An ocher canary
In the global coalmine.

64.2

To call the Arctic white is a figure of speech.
If not an eye disease.
Make me a blue Arctic
tapering into a faint turquoise
that will keep the ocher in check.
California has become Cézanne country,
with more fire, higher rent,
an ocher canary
in the global mine.

64.3

To call the Arctic white is a figure of speech.
If not an eye disease.
Paint me a blue Arctic
tapering into faint turquoise,
keeping the ocher in check.
California’s now Cézanne country,
with more fires, higher rent.
Ocher canary,
global mine.

64.4

To call the Arctic white is a figure of speech.
If not an eye disease.
Paint me a blue Arctic
fading into turquoise
to keep the ocher down.
California’s Cézanne country now —
more fires, higher rent.
Ocher canary,
global mine.

64.5

To call the Arctic white is a figure of speech.
If not an eye disease.
Paint me a blue Arctic
fading into turquoise
and keep the ocher down.
California’s Cézanne country —
condos burning as the rents don’t fall.
Singed canary,
global coal.

64.6

To call the Arctic white is a figure of speech.
If not an eye disease.
Paint me a blue Arctic
fading into turquoise
and keep the ocher down.
Cézanne country, westward ho —
condos burning but the rents don’t fall.
Singe canary,
globe coal.

64.7

To call the Arctic white is a figure of speech.
If not an eye disease.
Paint me a blue Arctic
fading into turquoise
and keep the ocher down.
Cézanne country, westward ho —
recallers ranting but the rents don’t fall.
Sing, canary,
glottal coal.