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Tag Archives: death

Broken Hill
Matt Hetherington / Poetry

Broken Hill

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Poem and Dish • 1 Comment

when i leave i hope i will carry the spirits on my skin i will carry the earth in my legs the sky in my eyes   when i leave i hope i will carry the birds in my feet the trees in my shoulders the people in my chest   when i leave i … Continue reading →

Abiding
Poetry / Richard James Allen

Abiding

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Poem and Dish • Leave a comment

Anyone who has died that I knew: I can feel their essence. Still here. It’s not a thought or a memory I am having. It’s a feeling. They are here, with me. They are abiding. My grandmothers, my grandfather, my dearest father. Even the boy who fell off a cliff when I was at school. … Continue reading →

Mangosteen
Mona Zahra Attamimi / Poetry

Mangosteen

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Poem and Dish • 3 Comments

Do not say a prayer, shed a tear, nor place a wreath on my grave, but bury me instead under a mangosteen tree once I’m stiff like lead. Once I’m dead, drip mangosteen milk, and wring the sweet white arils till its juices soak my funeral shroud. And when I die, embalm my head and … Continue reading →

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