Once Voted, Now Vetoed

for Steve Cotten

He pulls notes out
                        of a stove

                                                His once is vented

                        Is this a contest or an event?

                                                            What is the scent of the number seven?

            Even onset notes him

                                    The stove is formed in octets

                        He is tented
                                coveted
                        His coves are

                                                            Tenon sect, tense scenes, events

                        How much does it all cost?