On The Front Porch
by Denny E Marshall
On the front porch watching the rain
See falling headstones from the grave.
The city said it would not save.
The cemetery on fourth and main
Behind a gate locked with a chain.
Progress of the public domain
Stones cut down with bulldozers shave
See falling headstones from the grave
Plan to cover over the terrain
Machines dig holes like a cave
Filled in with coffins, wave after wave
Crew running out could not explain
On the front porch watching the rain
© 2013 Denny E Marshall
Denny E. Marshall has had art, poetry, and fiction published. Denny does not have a Facebook page or Twitter account but does have a website with previously published works.
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