ALL SOULS’
The
day of the dead is short respite for the living.
The
tumult of life is stilled by the remembrance of the dead.
The
living remembers the dead as the silence of the grass.
The
grass is the dead ever present among the living.
The
dead have not forgotten that life is breath and water.
They
hover in the air, waiting for rain.
Water
is the prayers of the living for the thirsty.
The
living sometimes forgets, the dead ever remember.
Originally
published in Anak Sastra (October 26,
2014), page 83
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| Mexican Day of the Dead skulls |
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Gonzalinho
Version with the plural verb:
ReplyDeleteALL SOULS’
The day of the dead is short respite for the living.
The tumult of life is stilled by the remembrance of the dead.
The living remembers the dead as the silence of the grass.
The grass is the dead ever present among the living.
The dead have not forgotten that life is breath and water.
They hover in the air, waiting for rain.
Water is the prayers of the living for the thirsty.
The living sometimes forget, the dead ever remember.
Gonzalinho