Forever bitter,
pride’s namesake river
War’s interpreter,
maladies linger
Behind grace’s killer,
shades of night shiver
Battlefield murder,
the serpent’s finger
Architecture detail, YuYuan Gardens, Shanghai, China
Photograph (2005) and words (2013) by: c.b.w.
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c.b.w. 2013
C.B. Wentworth 