The canker galls the infants of the spring, Too oft before their buttons be disclosed;

Okay – this has been punctuated with a semi-colon
And my little rule is to have these lines be full sentences – but I break it because
I just have to deal with these buttons.
These curious buttons
Disclosed
Closed
Undisclosed before disclosing.
Are infants of the spring, flowers?
I imagine so
But do flowers have buttons?
And button, button, who’s got the button?
The button of the belly
The button of the shirt
The pants
The clasp of a bag
The leather strap of a shoe
The rim of a cap
A jacket
A coat
A sleeve
Buttoning
Unbuttoning
Hiding buttons
Then revealing them.

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