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Betty Kaplan and Max Verhart
Valley of the Dead
valley of the
dead—
prayer wheels spin
in the spring breeze
wild orchids flower
on the strooiveld*
pet cemetery—
planting a rose bush
for Fido
spring morning—
on the headstone a blackbird
feeds her fledgling
wreath placed on the Tomb
of the Unknown Soldiers
desert sun—
another load of tourists
at the pyramids
*The Dutch word
strooiveld designates a patch near a crematorium where ashes are
scattered that no one wants to keep in an urn.
15-17 February 2007
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