ergot
nomme when i saw it
i knew what it was

i'd never seen a picture
i'd never heard a description

but i could tell it was ergot
growing on the wind blowing rye
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zeke the witch hunts? 040215
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notme which hunts 040215
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notme witches hunt the woods for flowers
flowers haunt the woods for hours
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Piso Mojado st anthony's fire 040216
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zeke salem rye? 040219
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nom as long as it's not salami on rye!

i discovered ergot in my rye field a few summers ago,
that was what i was writing about

ergot black as charcoal black as flies
growing on the wind blowing rye


salem witch trials: crazy
glad i wasn't there in this body)
they would've killdead me for sure)
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mon i'd heard of the effects of ergot
the role it has played in history

but i'd never seen it
i didn't know what it looked like,
or even that one could see it
i had no idea it could be black
so black it was)


when i saw it
from a distance
i thought it was a bug)
but looking closer...)
i knew what it was somehow
i knew it had to be ergot
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nomme *i'd heard of the effects of ergot

what i meant was in a historical context
how it has affected people and livestock thoughout history
(salem for instance)

perhaps i could've/should've said
*i know the effects of ergot
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notme lsd 040219
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notme morning_glory 040219
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notme "...The seeds of Ipomoea violacea contain about 0.1% ergot alkaloids, including ergotmetrine, chanoclavine and lysergol..."

http://www.erowid.org/plants/morning_glory/morning_glory_basics.shtml
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disclaimer "...Persons with history of hepatitis or other liver disorders should not take lysergic acid amides. Ergometrine has uterus stimulating properties and should not be taken by pregnant women..."

http://www.de-sjamaan.nl/english/9806_Morning_Glory_Seeds_(Exploring_LSA_-_Ipomoea_violacea).html
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