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Henri Cole

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All the sailboats in the harbor …

Henri Cole

He drew …

Henri Cole

I'm sorry I cannot say I love you when you say …

Henri Cole

After the sewage flowed into the sea …

Henri Cole

It is the hour of lamps. …

Henri Cole

Hanging out the wash, I visit the cats. …

Henri Cole

My father lived in a dirty-dish mausoleum, …

Henri Cole

Dusty and treeless, the street sloped beneath us. …

Henri Cole

After the death of my father, I locked …

Henri Cole

Half-eagle, half-lion, the fabulous …

Henri Cole

Born, I was born. …

Henri Cole

There's a black bear …

Henri Cole

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