FAREWELL
Priest clad in raven black
Praying hands across crux of silver
Polished shoes in sand powder white
Seagull chases crow
Skyward we gaze
Shadows darken upraised palms
Heart shaped balloons
Escape on the warm Gulf wind
Son and Daughter rowing
Through the tide
To the deep, to send
Ashes, scatter
Rose petals
Moistened by tears
Mourning adults
Stares from grandchildren
Still growing