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And I know this for I have seen the fabric On the shoulders of kings and their young sons Cut and stitched and fit and formed Crafted by the fingers of old women With poor eyes that must hold the garment To their noses to see their work It is the colors of indigo and lapis Topaz and garnet for I have seen the fabric In the tunics of Phoenician princes And in the capes of the captains of the Hittite hoards The blues of royal hue in linen finely woven Entwined and twisted And in the embroidered pomegranates That rest ripe on the hems of the garments Of Aaron and his priests as they tend the Arc Just after sunset under a sky that covers the desert Like a cloak made with blue and purple And scarlet stuff by Doug Tanoury This poem is © Copyright 2001 |
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Doug Tanoury is primarily a poet of the Internet with the majority of his work never leaving electronic form. His verse can be read at electronic magazines and journals across the world.
The greatest influence on Doug's work was his 7th grade poetry anthology from Sister Debra's English class: Reflections On A Gift Of Watermelon Pickle And Other Modern Verse (Stephen Dunning, Edward Lueders and Hugh Smith, (c)1966 by Scott Foresman & Company) He still keeps a copy of it at his writing desk.
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