Spirit Circle

After Psalm 137

By the waters of Hiroshima
we wept for the burned children.
We cast chrysanthemums
on the stream and whispered their names.
Destroyers required our mirth,
saying "Sing festive songs."
We hung our guitars on the trees.
We will not sing such songs
to dishonor the ghost children.

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