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TRANSITION by MIRIAM BARRANGER

First Line: WHITE SLEEPING TOMBS
Last Line: IN A MILLION SHAFTS OF LIGHT.
Subject(s): DEATH; GRAVES; REST; DEAD, THE; TOMBS; TOMBSTONES;
White sleeping tombs,
Housing those,
Who'll wake no more
To clamour of harsh sound;
Or long green fingers,
Clutching, covering;
Or fetid breaths,
Last remnants of clay.

White sleeping tombs,
Less mortal
Than those housed within,
Rising above blue shadows
To meet the azure arc;
Vibration of many victories,
Proclaiming triumph
In a million shafts of light.



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