Monday, October 08, 2012

peace under the stones – v2


under their names
the dates of their lives
the markers in the ground
is there peace under the stones
when they laid their bodies down
is there peace, or oblivion,
is there life remaining
when the bodies are laid down
in the cold wet ground
under the slate or marble



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October 8, 2012
inspired by readings at Poets’ Corner
monthly poetry reading,
at the Suncook Senior Center
October 1, 2012


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