Circumflex

Amidst the plurals,
elsewhere, before
voiceless
in all cases

immediately
elsewhere
initially, and/or
in between
feminine endings

next to nasal
medially elsewhere,
before two or more
silent or pronounced

in proper nouns
initially,
medially,
finally

in loanwords
elsewhere, finally
in a position
where I can be easily
elided

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Ben Nardolilli currently lives in New York City. His work has appeared in Perigee: Publication for the Arts, Red Fez, Danse Macabre, The 22 Magazine, Quail Bell Magazine, elimae, The Northampton Poetry Review, Local Train Magazine, The Minetta Review, and Yes Poetry. He blogs at mirrorsponge.blogspot.com and is trying to publish a novel.