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A Stick Of Incense

William Butler Yeats

Whence did all that fury come?
From empty tomb or Virgin womb?
Saint Joseph thought the world would melt
But liked the way his finger smelt.

Added: 2 Mar 2002 | Last Read: 11 Feb 2012 1:11 PM | Viewed: 4078 times

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