The City on the Hill
Joel E. Chace

Only the skyonly the old land
land of the ancient bear and ancient fox
And on that primeval ground something shining
but already always oldalready always cracked
only a black lensed box

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Each night Van Bryck-Hedd
wraps himself around a warmth
And therebeyond the fire
beyond the bonesa companion
stands his watch

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I watched the steam
rise off my flesh and thought
I'm Cain's offering