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Poem by Gianna Russo

Revival
The seagulls gather like old-time believers behind the Convention Center.
In identical gray vests, they decree their faith in fish and human hand-outs.
Some agitate over the way the wind blows,
some testify in high voices the wonders of minnows and french fries.
Seagulls are tide-readers, evangelists of moon & cloud.
Watch them congregate like the pure of heart,
sounding a come-and-get-it while the gettin’s good,

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