The Mourner

BASIN in the backcountry often the site of

BAWDY activities not sanctioned by the park service, yet

REEDY bankside now quiet and holy where

VIGIL is held by solitary mourner healing slowly.

Two Births

BASIN of myrrh for Pharaoh’s child,
BAWDY celebration of succession.
REEDY hiding place, by contrast: a basket.
VIGIL from the bank, every breath the celebration here.