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"Poetry is the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash." Leonard Cohen

Saturday, January 22, 2011

River of Stones Day 22

River of Stones Day 22

In Memory of WJH - Your Twenty-Two

Did you know I gave your gun away?
Did you know I wanted it myself?
Would that have surprised you?
I bet not; you know how much
I like to shoot, not kill, just shoot
It didn’t surprise me to learn you didn’t
Like to hunt after all ... just had a gun
It seems ...

2 comments:

  1. I think, taken all together, these are probably the most poignant and moving collection of small stones in the whole project.

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  2. Thank you so much Bob - what a lovely thing to say; writing these stones has been an act of restorative healing for me and your appreciation of them means the world.

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