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This poem is from the chapbook Old Temples in Moonlight by R. W. Haynes (Finishing Line Press), and can be found at https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/old-temples-in-moonlight-by-r-w-haynes/
R. W. Haynes, Regents Professor of Humanities at Texas A&M International University, has published four previous collections of his poetry: Laredo Light, Let the Whales Escape, Heidegger Looks at the Moon, and The Deadly Shadow of the Wall. He has also published numerous poems in journals in the United States and internationally. In addition to his poetic works, he writes plays and has recently finished his second novel.
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