Lullaby
Let the holy man shear the sheep.
Trust the blade. It conjures sleep,
and drugs the ewe upon her knees,
whets the rite of intimacy.
She lets him cut away her robe.
In each bronze eye revolves a globe.
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Lullaby
Let the holy man shear the sheep.
Trust the blade. It conjures sleep,
and drugs the ewe upon her knees,
whets the rite of intimacy.
She lets him cut away her robe.
In each bronze eye revolves a globe.
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