Thursday, April 15, 2010

St. Basilissa and Anastasia


cradle the bodies as if they were

your first born. pink & yearning.


pretend they are flushed roses,

dogwoods in bloom, dark tulips


blooming under the window.

does anyone really know how


to carry the dead? to throw the first

heap of dirt over their hands & cheeks


eyes so softly closed? is there a

better way to lower a body into


the earth? we are trembling.


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