Cologne Cathedral

The Moon has fallen next to the Rhein
A block kneeling to water ;
                    black as the night`s eye
                    hard as a monk`s hand
                    scared as a buried knife
                    a trick with four views

This bird gasps and chokes feathers,
                    sick with stones
                    lost as a thousand years

This holy mud is lost in a dirty evening
As the trains pull across your face.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Dietrich Avatar
August 16, 2014 at 12:05 AM
oh my what dark and awesome imagery about the bird choking on feathers and lost as a thousand years!!
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