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Thursday, April 24, 2025

Sunrise and Moonfall (Memento Mori)





The shadow of a bird 
flying up in the sky 
runs along the ground 
where there used to be a tree. 
Sunrise and moonfall, transitory. 

 Sparks fly up into
 the cold of the night, 
 a baby takes a breath 
 and her mother says goodbye. 
 Sunrise and moonfall, transitory. 

 Memento mori. 

A Magnolia tree 
pink and white 
loses all its blossoms 
in the rainstorm overnight. 
Sunrise and moonfall, transitory. 

 I’m not ready 
 for the rain to stop just yet,
 I’ll continue walking 
 though I am getting wet. 
 Sunrise and moonfall, transitory. 

 Memento mori.


It’s a song I wrote as I carried mail yesterday and today. 

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