"On a dusty pew in a vestibuleSits the Devil playing pocket poolHe's waiting for the next poor foolWho forgot that it was Sunday"
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"Rilke used to say that no poet would mind going to gaol, since he would at least have time to explore the treasure house of his memory. In many respects Rilke was a prick."
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