Thursday, June 14, 2012

The Words Obscured

the names, their history
the words obscured
fungus, age, weather
in the church yard
ancient text hidden
of lives that were lived
forgotten, enduring
the stones all there is



June 14, 2012
gravestones in Portsmouth, NH
Candia, NH
and on Martha’s Vineyard, MA


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