Quietus, a Tanka

after the guns stop
flowers from love letters fall
soft on no man’s ground

no glory be found in this 
quietus of butterflies

© Gail Foster 11th November 2016
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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January 13, 2017 at 4:24 AM
Butterflies die so easily. This tanka again so lovely
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