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The Doves of Verdun.(Poem)

Quadrant

| October 01, 2006 | Petit, Pascale | COPYRIGHT 2006 Quadrant Magazine Company, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright
 
THE DOVES OF VERDUN 
after Franz Marc 
 
   Their wingbones are rifles, 
   their feathers bayonets. 
 
   They carry grenade pins 
   instead of twigs in their ...
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