Somber

[billy]

"Her palm-lines, perfect vicennial
place-settings." i love how this verse tells us her age in a unique way,


Deadened angels aline the sky,
languid grey flames lax into sub-
mission.
Eyes set upwards but tethered
closed, otherwordly seams with
great kansas wire.
Throats aglow with centennial
be-gunnings.
In perfect unison - we need not
feel lonely.

for me the poem is obviously about the fallen, at first i thought be- gunnings was a spelling mistake bit i realised it's to mark the cannon or rifle fire of a gun salute. and also the start of lives lost which this poem salutes.
an excellent memorial day poem jadie, about (i think) a young woman's thoughts on remembering a lost love one, maybe a father or brother. (the woman, being the 1st person in the poem and not necessarily the poet.

thanks for the read, jmo.