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Venerations Amusing, or appalling, that at my age love Should seem a flawed, self-serving local miracle Referred to some sophisticated Cardinal. How not to certify, yet not deny outright? The Virgin on a motorcycle, Christ in corn As flip side of a burnt tortilla . . . none of these Is less improbable than Eros late encountered, Who, however much a scorch, will leave no trace, A hoax among the others. Are there witnesses? Conversions? Cures? I am the Devil’s Advocate. I must point out that love, if it converts, converts The pre-converted, and is held incurable. A brief, small mystery, to be meanwhile a cult, Unthreatening, non-binding. Elvis seen on toast. Beatify. The canonizing keep on hold. 59 You are reading copyrighted material published by Ohio University Press/Swallow Press. Unauthorized posting, copying, or distributing of this work except as permitted under U.S. copyright law is illegal and injures the author and publisher. ...

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