Cologne CathedralA Poem by Leslie PhilibertDer Dom zu KölnThe moon fallen next to the Rhein; a black stone burnt and chipped as black as the night`s eye as dark as midnight`s coffee as hard as the last touch as strict as a monk`s hand as quartz as a buried knife as burnt as a warrior`s brooch This bird gasps and loses feathers: sick with a stomach full of stones and a thousand years;two fingers pointing at heaven; a block kneeling to water a prayer caught under a hammer a pale boy hanging on a wall. All ready to launch,to be pushed into the brown flood, over holy mud and under the ochre sky of evening. Cold and quiet,let it take to water.
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Added on May 19, 2013Last Updated on May 19, 2013 AuthorLeslie PhilibertBavaria, GermanyAboutI`m not important. I just want to write a couple of good poems. Just read what I write. That`s enough. more..Writing
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