tallies like tears
as they cradle
the grass,
where your ashes
combine
with those
of your brothers
over the bridge
under the parasol
the collection
of colors
free falling
slowly
rapidly
much like this life
flutters by.
Author Bio:
When not writing, Emalisa Rose enjoys crafting with macrame arts. She volunteers in animal rescue, tending to cat colonies. She walks with a birding group on weekends. Her latest collection of poetry is "This water paint life," published by Origami Poems Project.