The links are getting harder to write. So many directions to take, so many voices to do. The number of choices is daunting. I also felt that I was repeating myself using the color green. I couldn't think of a different color! I also wished to italicize some words, but after several tries, I gave up, because my eyes were getting crossed. The upside to all of this? I have a few more weeks until it's my turn. I felt that the "coming together" alluded to was a bit premature. Perhaps it should have come when the funeral happens, but there seemed to be a coalescing already happening between the different ethnic groups by the young in the community.
Thanks Ann for the very good line to start my poem.
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