three days of silent tears
a seeping lamentation
pipe smoke like incense
his chair a shrine at which the children play
she carries him inside her now
moves, untouching and untouched
ghost girl among the relatives
he is soapstone
he is tallow
the black dog does not bark at his arrival
he is legend
he is chronicle
she moves, ghost girl among the relatives
untouching and untouched
carries him inside her now
his chair a shrine at which the children play
pipe smoke like incense
three days of seeping lamentation
silent tears
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