Buoyant Spirits ©
Dr. Charles Frederickson
Bangkok, Thailand
2005
Detached shadows eclipse raging sun
Penumbra hooked on crescent moon
Safe distance away switched off
Total darkness fringe taking umbrage
Scuttling cloud vapors wispy memories
Fragile never again hugs snuggled
Crying for transmigrated souls alive
Yet dead caring surrender benumbed
Homeless over-breasted pigeons scavenge crumbs
Stranded corpses puffy drenched feathers
Beaks pecking bloated robin carcasses
Plucking scrawny bones skinning wings
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