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A Body in the Rotunda Lay

a body in

the rotunda lay

in state for

all to see

ideals displayed

in drab repose

a nation on

its knees

we can’t

believe

what eyes

behold

mute tears

stain blighted

faces

the Capitol just

a corpse filled

tomb

democracy

a mouldering

grace

Edvard Grieg:

Aase’s Death

Oakland

11/22/13

jbm

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Written by

james-bradley-mccallum

M / American

Published: Nov 22, 2013
LinesWords: 2651

Notes: see also
Women No Cry
for remembrance
of that day

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