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Petals

By I.B. Rad

PROMPT—Despite ...

Requiescat in pace…,

thereafter were you cremated

with that pale residuum of being,

your ashes,

strewn over

a radiantly waving ocean,

nuptial petals

rejoicing

your immortal

wedding…


 

I.B. Rad is a widely published New York City poet who varies writing style to suit his subject matter. "Let the punishment fit the crime."


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