Birds in Cemeteries by George Kalogeris

Birds in Cemeteries

by George Kalogeris

(published in NOR 11, Spring 2012)

It must be the shade that draws them. Or else the grass.

And it seems they always alight away from their flocks,

Alone. It’s so quiet here you can’t help but hear

Their talons clink as they hop from headstone to headstone.

Their sharp, inquisitive beaks cast quizzical glances.

The lawn is mown. The gate is always open.

The names engraved on the stones, and the uplifting words

Below the names, are lapidary as ever.

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