distant booms announce
arrival of marching feet
steady beat of rain
distant booms announce
arrival of marching feet
steady beat of rain
only sight sadder
frostbit tulip tree blossoms
toy marking child’s grave
walking through tombstones
can’t tell much about the dead
only if they’re missed
while sermon drones on
squirrel models through window
an abundant life
slab of emptiness
chiseling away loneliness
stasis of being