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Fair yellow iris--
the King himself relinquishes my life
at this cold dawning of the will to rule,
that fat old bastard sends me to the block.

Gray chapel stone,
late afternoon,
I pray for all I'm worth.
The sun hails rubies
on the jealous stones
and all my will gives way
to terror and the sword.

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