April Cerise, In Memoriam
withered and willing
February 2014


egress.

that flat plane
darkened grey and white
wind gusting
like the lungs of cerberus,
when a new recipient
is entering.

the long, wooden boardwalk
runs parallel with the sea.

vastness and flat.

i saw you struggle
walking, as the wind pushed you
to and fro.

hurricane of snow.

on your side--
closest to the sea--
you carried an arrangement
on wired easel.

white, large blooms
like suns and its rays.

chrysanthemums,
breaking apart
and blowing away.

out to sea.

four segments
before it finally
broke as whole
and blew away.

no tree, no bones.

grey, stray
that wind blew it all away.

observe your discretion
from second person singular.

i give it two weeks
before it finally breaks.

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