Peace

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I placed the feather on the grave, black as death itself.

I had no other offering of goodbye to mark my visit with; no wildflowers nor blossoms bloomed in the field or roadside.

This lone feather left by some poor frightened bird was all I had to say my farewells,

yet as it stared mockingly at me from on the granite block,
 I finally felt at peace.

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