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Laughing In Church
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Immortal Sometimes they hesitated
at sitting next to him
in church.. because he
always made them laugh..
which harvested glares
from people in the pew
in front
PATIENT TREES
.. patient trees
receiving the blows
of elephant tusks, lovers' initialing
knives, 'pruning' shears, moose antlers,
lightning bolts, tornado winds,
utility axes, lumbermen's chain saws
never themselves holding up
branches defensively to fend
off the blows
TRANSITION
The bodies
of fallen gladiators
become gladiolas
while their souls
are glad at last
