Monday, March 25, 2013

St. Francis and the bird


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  1. St. Francis and the Bird
    by D. Petrillo
    after painting by G. LaRoche

    White bird
    St. Francis
    annexed
    by popes
    and churches.

    Your intimate domaine
    cannot be absconded.

    No, they may not
    own your color
    or thy song.

    All is borrowed
    from the earth
    of the air
    through the sun.

    All shall return
    and usher forth
    again.

    To dance
    the timeless story
    we stay the gods'
    cheeks
    rosy
    pink
    with our benevolent
    human stain.

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