This Is No Serpent

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And That Is No Serpent's Eye

Holy Trompe l'oeil
my oh my!

How sacred the bricks
how sacred the line
undersiding the stairwell
of  St. John the Divine


Every time I pray
the answer is nay...

A simple polysyllabic word–
there is none that I know
that rhymes with 
GAUSTOVINO  

Across the island of Manhattan
there is hardly a mile
that has not been blessed
by Gaustovino tile






To Be Continued...

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