Tagged: memorial
patriotism
patriotism
is not for poor people, when
it comes to flying
flags at half-staff – tragedy
is newly debatable
.
20200523:1000
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on the fifteenth
on the fifteenth
anniversary, the thought
of you arranges
itself into the corners
of each hour, flashes
with so much
vibrancy and
color, it is a
wonder how two
people can live
together for a space
of time and be forever
stuck in the
past, a permanent
impermanence
.
20160911:0859
y
we are observing
there is a light on
the days have fallen
the days have fallen
away – it was twelve years ago
when we stood up, lit
.
20130911:0838
y
across two calendars
across two calendars
the anniversary of his
death has begun, on the
fifth of january, in
this lunar new year
four-thousand-and-
eleven. there are
advantages to
measuring time
this way, but losing
someone twice
each year is
immeasurable
.
20130214:0844
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melting in our
melting in our
mouths – remnants
of past memorial
day weekends
looking for a BBQ
.
20110530:1047
y
i hold
i hold
the sound of Dad’s voice on Thursday
morning, when it cracked, spilling the news
subsequent images like routinely-fingered photographs
i hold
distance like a shield, an empty room
each hard-shelled day to my ear, fleeting souvenirs
i hold
memory of your eyes, evidence
of an extraordinary thing, so alive
and oh, how they once held me
i hold
i keep holding
.
20100321:2143
y
thirty-four monks were
thirty-four monks were
at your service
yesterday, such professional
chanting, such polished
sutras. memorial banners
flew in from far and wide,
red for your joy, white
for our sorrow, elegant
calligraphy for the man
who lived.
and when the fragrant
wreaths marched in
in lock step, over one
hundred mourners
sniffled in unison,
wiped their burning
eyes in a
synchronized
gesture
within this courtly dance
.
20100313:2327
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