Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Bury Me, Boys

Bury me, boys, in a grave

knee deep.

No box, no shroud,

naked as at birth.

Set me down in a glade green

and silent save

for the chatter of squirrels and jays,

the din of cicadas and bullfrogs--bees, too.

And mourning doves pecking about.

Over seed with red clover,

no stone needed.

Bury me, boys, in a grave

knee deep. 


Lyman 2026


 

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