this farewell

[lagilman]

off a prompt over on FB, and in the echo of word that Joanna Russ has died....

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This –
Nothing more than this-
A final flag,
The tankard’s dregs.
One slow lap around the course
Breath shuddering, legs a-tremble.
This corpse is full of birds
And
Falling, I let them take wing.








© LAG 2011

Comments

[matociquala.livejournal.com]

gorgeous.

[scarlettina.livejournal.com]

That's lovely, LAG.

[sillylilly-bird.livejournal.com]

beautiful.

[chaoticgoodnik.livejournal.com]

Wow. Loving the last three lines.

Also, it happens to everybody eventually, but I gotta say, definitely sad news despite not being of direct personal relevance to me.

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

That's lovely: thank you.

[fakefrenchie.livejournal.com]

That poem was lovely!