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By Xander Haveron-Jones August 6, 2019

In a Graveyard

Art by Sophie Kuang

The drops from swollen clouds conspire to form 

a tremulous and fearsome storm of rain; 

like small glass stones, converging in a swarm 

of rock salt – spiteful, jagged in their strain. 

And in that churchyard – ancient, veiled from sun, 

I trudge the rows and glance at all the dates, 

in desperate search to find the the oldest one, 

unsettled by the wind-blown, clanking gates. 

My mind predicts a sight of what’s below, 

a flashing horror: skull, and crooked teeth – 

the flowers rot amongst the melting snow, 

and long to feed upon the bones beneath. 

I find the grave – its stone is loose and bent, 

and see a shifting in the sediment. ∎

 

Words by Xander Haveron-Jones. Artwork by Sophie Kuang.

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