November 4th.

 

They came chanting

And dancing,

Laughing and hugging

Everything and everyone

Within reach,

Kissing and holding,

Swooning,

Swaying and singing

As if gently dropped

Onto the beach

Of promise and dreams,

Some stood still,

Frozen,

Crying huge tears

Like a dam demolished,

Releasing years and years

Generations and generations

Of wordless weight

That only the weeper

Would ever know.

 

Stephen Nesbitt ©

 

 

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