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Blades of Grass
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They never found him
he left no note
traceless, not
even a footprint.
They searched the house
walked for hours
in the tall grass. Nothing
was disturbed. One half cup
of tea was found
on the back porch.
They left after a week
unable to detect dew traces
and the great soul cavorting
among countless blades
of green.
.
Lady A
10-16-14
1008a
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Grass of blades
They found him
He left a trail of blood
5 years old
Shivering in
An abandoned house
American dream
Grass of blades
And white picket needles
I just wanted to reverse and play with the title-the rest came to me on the fly.
On The Fly
The body was needle pocked
in spring. When the grass was new
they found her.
Twelve is when females blossom;
a time of learning and seeing
the world and the world's possibilities.
The grass like blades of knives
are tips of kinjals that pierce
her grave surrounded by limp
dandelions and dead daisies.
No one knew her name or place.
Thus, no one came to acknowlege
her going. She has the pauper's
marker, a lot number inside a row
of dirt grown over by weeds
and one struggling blade of steel
hard grass cutting out the epitaph
for an unmarked grave.
Lady A
11-01-14
901a