Thursday, September 08, 2022

hymn

now gone the silver hair
in the dusk to dust 

the theft and the torment 
how they abide

amazing--go ahead, ask
about our dead

while symptoms, suffering
in the event hide

all we lost and never found 
rippling under water

#QEII 



4 comments:

Nicole MacPherson said...

Beautiful, Maya.

StephLove said...

I've noticed quite the range of feelings about the queen's passing among my FB page, everything from uncomplicated sadness to postco anger.

StephLove said...

Oh, and I asked Noah how it's landing in Australia, but he hasn't really met enough people yet to gauge.

maya said...

Thank you, Nicole!
StephLove--I'd love to hear what Noah's Australia take on this. Yes--I too saw a similar reel of emotions re. QEII.

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