Thursday, March 10, 2011

Purple Irises Fading

Our feet move more slowly
     resolved, but hesitant
A two liter bottle
     with the top cut of
Balanced in my hand
     purple irises fading
But freshly cut
     from our garden
Overflow the top
     as we pass 
Monuments to soldiers
     past and perhaps present
To a place where
     things are small
Child sized, except
     the trees that stand
A scott's pine is the guide
     and tall it stands to
Guard its burden
     beneath a small stone
I kneel almost bowed
     And place my offering
Down wetly and with no grace
     And wetly the girl
At my side and I morn
     the older brother
She never met
     and the son
I knew for too little a time

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