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Wednesday, May 13, 2015

PILING ON

by Charles Frederickson & Saknarin Chinayote




Proud heritage pitiful anti-natural disaster
Architectonic rumbling
Daily bread no longer given
Magical dragons entrapped snowbound lairs

Looking down from isolated heights
Precarious existence smothered by ash
Votive lamps churned buttery meltdown
Trackless Sherpa trails left behind

Empty void filled with tenacity
No vacancy guest houses demolished
Children used to nothing strangely
Making do with even less

Thankless volunteers sifting contaminated rubble
Bloodhounds sniffing vital heartbeat signs
Humanitarian relief anonymous god sent
Colorful life savers myriad flavors


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