Town Hall table,
hands loop and lift
unwinding reels
trenching stitches
scarlet and black;
gathering the 
gifting flowers,
recollecting sacrifice. 

November tree, hallowing
           net bearing bloom
dark and red, 
a thing of beauty for sorrow. 

Market Square
crosses salute
shoulder to shoulder
singular and silent 

remembering 

The raked green earth
     springing up 
           in birdsong