Hi g ary,
I thougth the Girl Waitswas universssal; this one less so
bw
SallyE
on 26/4/04 12:31 am, Gary Blankenship at [log in to unmask] wrote:
> 21 Caskets
>
> (I wrote this before The Girl Waits, and have another on the board.)
>
> Each Stars and Stripes draped,
> in perfect rows of 3.
>
> Or is it 20?
>
> There is a worker in the way
> and I cannot tell
> if there is 19,
> 22 or more.
> as many as the deaths
> this clear, warm spring.
>
> Does the number matter?
>
> We have seen them,
> what we were not supposed to see.
> We have seen the plane loaded,
> and can only wonder
> how many planes will fly the next day
> and the day after
> until our last Tet.
>
> 21 caskets!
> I know because the caption
> tells me so.
>
> 21 might as well stand as 17
> or bust at 23.
>
> I have seen what we were not meant to see,
> and tonight, I will count coffins
> instead of sheep,
> well beyond the number needed
> for a restful sleep.
>
>
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