Hmm so sad and thoughtfully written. Sally J
>From: Gary Blankenship <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Pennine Poetry Works <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: 21 Caskets
>Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 16:31:52 -0700
>
>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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