Four Poems by Elizabeth T. Gray, Jr. (poetry, ’09)

An excerpt from “The Missing of the Great War,” one of four poems by Elizabeth T. Gray, Jr. (poetry, ’09) published at Cagibi:

The Missing of the Great War

Belgian Flanders, 2017

It was a test. She asked, Are they here or not?
Because the land is flat it is hard to see.

The men may be hidden in that empty space.
The canal was a serious obstacle.

The banks of the dykes are bordered with willows.
The lyric moment at its best.

At the edge of each moment I thought I saw movement.
It was a test. She asked, Are they here or not?

The lines kept changing but not by much.
Because the land was flat it was hard to see.

The men may be hidden in that empty space.
The banks of the dykes are bordered with willows.

You can read this, she said.
The lines ran right through this corn field. […continue reading here]