Tagged: superstition
with some traditions,
first things to carry
first things to carry
over – flour for bread, rice,
noodles, abundance,
happiness, hospitality,
and good fortune – move-in day
.
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at my grandfather’s funeral
at my grandfather’s funeral
mom stood
at a ritual distance
eight-months-ripe
with her back against the wall
the women allowed her just
that – no participation, only
observation – a calculated
counterbalancing act
to ward off from her womb
a penetrating sadness
at my grandfather’s funeral
i lay coiled
at a ritual distance
eight-months-ripe
fueled ever so
gracefully
with love impenetrable
.
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