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My grandmother’s name was Chris.
ach ja — Christl.
a chrism, christ with a lemon tongue.
turquoise water inside a glass
wörthersee water
a crystal you take in your pocket or carry
touching your neck
a pair of blue and glass eyes
from a black and white portrait
a ring of yellow hair
Chris
in your army green cap
Christl
a baby lying over a stream
or the picture of a baby
From Shrines of Upper Austria. Reproduced with kind permission of Carcanet