blather
ordinary_time
anno_salutis beyond passing fell
the open dance
of the inebriate
over ice plants
sings a comic dirge
as the parties leave the dark church
of the funeral
and enter the noon sun where there
is no loss ever spoken
and only the birds and the smell
of grass ever speak.

and the inebriate
dance over the ice plants
to the smell of grass
and the tune of birds.
and the sea
at the horizon
sways back in time.
meeting the met
with meter
but not loss.
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