(October 30,1961 / Farrell, Pennsylvani)

poet Leo Yankevich
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At a Suicide’s Grave(1869-1897)

Here where this graveyard comes to a sudden end
you lie forgotten beside a crumbling wall,
yet sometimes at night a nova calls you friend,
and the moon itself recalls your rise and fall.

Submitted: Thursday, August 13, 2009
Edited: Thursday, August 13, 2009

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  • Craig Steiger (8/13/2009 12:32:00 PM)

    very nice, Leo, a moving tribute to all suicides

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