In my gnarled|wooden hands
I cup a sacrament none too sacred
& from the eucharist flowed amber death
It dissolved stones|leaden
Stones that I once held|loved
My wings were never clipped, my dear
In a rush of violence torn|asunder
Hush, child, whisper no more
The nyte is hallowed for thee
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