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China Mary

by  John G.Hall

Posted: Thursday, October 21, 2004
Word Count: 45
Summary: "So sang a little Clod of Clay" W.Blake




China Mary

The china Mary
cloaks her eyes,
a blue slip-ware
gown on a wrap
of white clay,
earth's skin born
millions of eons
before her son
hung from his
modelling tree,
the womb's fruit
unpicked clean
by the clergy of
preying crows.


John G.Hall(C)2004