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flag draped casket
three volleys fill the air
with sparrows
—JOE MCKEON
(originally published in cattails, April 2014)
Fine work, and so often we see birds spring up at gunshots, and so there are links to the battlefield where birds too must have been frightened, and trying not to get killed.
November 11th, 2014 at 9:07 am
Poppies stiff with blood,
their papery skirts frozen
into emblems of loss.
November 11th, 2014 at 9:13 am
Very nice!
November 11th, 2014 at 10:23 am
Nice, Joe! Strong sensory images. Sight, sound, and sorrow. And the motion of the sparrows leaving is powerful without sentimentality.
November 11th, 2014 at 5:40 pm
Wow Joe – startling imagery! VERY well done.
November 12th, 2014 at 10:22 am
Thank you all very much!!!
November 13th, 2014 at 3:52 am
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flag draped casket
three volleys fill the air
with sparrows
—JOE MCKEON
(originally published in cattails, April 2014)
Fine work, and so often we see birds spring up at gunshots, and so there are links to the battlefield where birds too must have been frightened, and trying not to get killed.
Lots of layers to this to reward deeper reading.
warm regards,
Alan
November 18th, 2014 at 4:15 pm
The sensory images deliver with a jolt. Very nice.
November 20th, 2014 at 1:28 am
Great use of sound and vision in this one, Joe.
marion