{"id":2697,"date":"2014-11-14T03:35:20","date_gmt":"2014-11-14T03:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.everywritersresource.com\/poemeveryday\/?p=2697"},"modified":"2017-04-13T17:09:30","modified_gmt":"2017-04-13T17:09:30","slug":"the-box-by-bethany-rohde","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.everywritersresource.com\/poemeveryday\/the-box-by-bethany-rohde\/","title":{"rendered":"The Box by Bethany Rohde"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Stone Part 1 by Tommy Ingberg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Box<\/h1>\n

by Bethany Rohde<\/p>\n

Between the time I dialed my folks,
\nand the time Mom decided to let it go–
\nto let it ring, I found myself
\nback in last Friday’s grass:<\/p>\n

His coffin — suspended on straps —
\nabove a door-shaped hole. A stranger’s
\nhands have set him there. Not rusted
\nyet, hinges gleam.<\/p>\n

I sit front-row to wood so humble,
\nno stain could enhance it. Instead
\nhis box lies tightly wrapped in gray
\nwool fabric
\nFeels like his flannel jacket.<\/em><\/p>\n

Dad never wanted Mom to spend
\nmuch on his presents. My eyes
\nhave looked like this
\nfor six days straight.<\/p>\n

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\nBethany Rohde received her BA in English from Western Washington University. She is a contributing writer to the arts\/humanities blog: All Nine*. She’s always felt most comfortable articulating her thoughts on paper, but has only recently begun showing those papers to anyone else. Her poetry can be found on VerseWrights, or on her own blog: http:\/\/worddoor.wordpress.com\/<\/p>\n

*The All Nine Muses link is here: http:\/\/allninemuses.wordpress.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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