Ghent
A poem.
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Stone flower of church spires
gargoyle teeth slice the stars
to ribbons of rain.
– B.R. Strahan
A poem.
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Stone flower of church spires
gargoyle teeth slice the stars
to ribbons of rain.
– B.R. Strahan
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