The Tradition
The Tradition
Aster. Nasturtium. Delphinium. We thought
Fingers in dirt were moving. We thought
Up names for flowers and what for weeds.
We pushed North. We planted seeds.
We forgot how we died. That year we had
Enough rain for the gardens. We had
Plenty to eat. The flowers we had
Hung their heads like girls in church.
We forgot who we were. We had
The sun on our backs. We had
The names for things. The names for things.
The flowers we had were not the names
For flowers. We had the things. We had
The soil. We had the light. We had
The air. We had the tradition.
Aster. Nasturtium. Delphinium.
John Crawford. Eric Garner. Mike Brown.
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