Existence

[68degrees]

Wind has returned to him,
a sun, granules of salt

There can again be new rain
on a planted field

and a flock of starlings
will re-circle to roost
before another storm

Our earth can hide
many things, even the bones
of a child

But never the tears
of a parent

(for the soul of Jacob Wetterling)

[judih]

energy
flies around
is it hers? his?
i know it is

[leafsailors ghost]

I think the universe feels those tears in the deepest of realties. As a parent and grand parent I feel this poem with and the connection to the living universe in the imagery .How can men do harm to children? I just do not understand .

[68degrees]

energy
flies around
is it hers? his?
i know it is

google Jacob Wetterling. The poem is about him.

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[68degrees]

I think the universe feels those tears in the deepest of realties. As a parent and grand parent I feel this poem with and the connection to the living universe in the imagery .How can men do harm to children? I just do not understand .

I struggle sometimes with damning someone to an eternal hell and meaning it. It's not even a matter of execution b/c if anything warrants it, it's a crime such as this.

Maybe we write about it b/c we don't understand. Or for justification. Who the hell knows why anybody does anything these days. Twenty seven years the guy made JW's family suffer. I, too, just do not understand.

[Doreen Peri]

Thanks for telling Judih to google his name. I read the story after you suggested googling. The poem becomes much more effective knowing the story. What a horrible incident. I cannot imagine what his parents must have gone through all those years.... and then when they finally found his remains. Powerful piece. Thanks for sharing it.

(Perhaps using his name instead of his initials in the title would be good )

[sasha]

Children are sacred, and acts like this constitute sacrilege. It's bad enough for a parent to lose a child to natural or accidental means, but this act of monstrosity goes beyond simple crime. Thank you for posting this - it hits this particular parent's heart dead on.

[68degrees]

Thanks for telling Judih to google his name. I read the story after you suggested googling. The poem becomes much more effective knowing the story. What a horrible incident. I cannot imagine what his parents must have gone through all those years.... and then when they finally found his remains. Powerful piece. Thanks for sharing it.

(Perhaps using his name instead of his initials in the title would be good )

Thanks, Doreen. Will indicate the full name...yes. Good idea.

The pervert went through the whole sad story in court today. There are no words to describe this kind of evil.

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[68degrees]

Children are sacred, and acts like this constitute sacrilege. It's bad enough for a parent to lose a child to natural or accidental means, but this act of monstrosity goes beyond simple crime. Thank you for posting this - it hits this particular parent's heart dead on.

Thanks for your thoughts here.

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[saw]

I've been reluctant to comment....i find it so disturbing I don't know what to say....but I have always felt, one aspect of poetry should be to speak about the unspeakable....not just poets, all artists....not saying it is the responsibility of each and every artist, but for some it is their calling ...to expose injustice and evil....whenever they can....'cause it takes a toll....

delicately handled.....thank you

[68degrees]

I've been reluctant to comment....i find it so disturbing I don't know what to say....but I have always felt, one aspect of poetry should be to speak about the unspeakable....not just poets, all artists....not saying it is the responsibility of each and every artist, but for some it is their calling ...to expose injustice and evil....whenever they can....'cause it takes a toll....

delicately handled.....thank you

Sometimes, there just aren't any words, saw.

[Doreen Peri]

Tour bus group snaps pic of 'J,' heart clouds for Jacob

http://www.kare11.com/news/tour-bus-gro ... /315174611

[68degrees]

Tour bus group snaps pic of 'J,' heart clouds for Jacob

http://www.kare11.com/news/tour-bus-gro ... /315174611

Not sure about divine cloud formations, but I'm glad someone got a bit of comfort from this.

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[Grinch]

Nice poem

[68degrees]

Just wanted folks to know how much I appreciated the comments.

"Existence" has been picked up by www.sleetmagazine.com (they had a call out for "minimalistic" poetry for their winter edition).

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