poetry

one more small loss in the immense field of losses

one more small loss in the immense field of losses

the orange koi survived the embers
weathered the flames
withstood the ash

through it all they swam circles
in the little stone pond

but the day came when the bulldozer
rumbled and scraped and wrought
smooth dirt where their little depression had been

some things are not survivable
not all allegories have happy ends

now this earth bears
their quiet little bodies, too