for each grave
a different verb
carried, lifted, borne
(Originally published in what a [hiding] place, Cyberwit, 2019)
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Jean LeBlanc
Jean LeBlanc is a poet, artist, and teacher in Newton, New Jersey. She teaches writing and literature at Sussex County Community College. Her collections of short-form poetry include The Opposite of Bird (Cyberwit, 2015) and The Haiku Aesthetic: Short Form Poetry as a Study in Craft (Cyberwit, 2013).
In her blog, www.jeanleblancpoetry.blogspot.com, she contemplates the role of art and poetry in our weird, mixed-up world.
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thanks for this, I just love it. Spoke to me in so many ways.
Stunning. I felt myself levitating as I read the last line.
Laid Down…
Gravity,
Staid Character of
Humble Earth …
Verbs for Graves…
This is so gentle and moving. Those three words on the last line work perfectly.
Wonderful!