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News of the Day
I walked out
this evening and saw
the white
peonies, six of them, bending
on their
slender stalks toward the earth.
They were so
lovely I took out my phone and snapped
a photo to
share my happiness with friends.
After the photo
went on its way I noticed
the headline,
breaking the news of the moment,
“Two Killed,
Four Wounded, in Shooting at UNCC.”
The old
too-familiar pain entered my heart,
squeezed the
air from my lungs,
bowing my head
to my chest.
The beautiful
peonies on the screen fluttered
white, angelic,
each with a tiny smear
of blood in the
center.
One Day
Las Vegas, NV
Dawn is a
generous thief
Bringing loss,
Leaving its
litany of grief.
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