Friday, August 28, 2009

Friday, August 28, 2009: Quoted from: czechoslovakian matchbox label on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Remnants

We planted the vegetable garden,
And moved

Across town, to a home with a smaller
Backyard

I often pictured another family (blond
Mother,

Dark-haired father, two little girls, not
Unlike

My family, but just not us) kneeling or
Crouching

Uncovering the carrots and onions
I want

To warn them—do not dig too far to
The left

What would they make of our pets’ bones,
Remnants

That stay until they have crumbled into
soil

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