Dying to Know Who Will Show
by Zeek Taylor
Death rituals and customs in the Arkansas Delta are set in stone. When I was a child, I attended an occasional funeral, and I often accompanied my parents when they went to visitations. The visitations took place the evening before a funeral when people gathered to pay their respects and to view the body of the deceased. The event was usually held in a funeral home, but at times it took place in a private home.
When I did attend a visitation, I was amazed at the floral displays. Large metal scr
Sanctuary
by Ron Wallace
Indian grass is mingled
among the Bermuda, not yet ready to mow.
Round bales from an early cutting
stand in the southern corner of the pasture
where I am walking,
seeking remnants of the old house.
In my memory
the ruins had lain just past
a stand of blackjacks and bois d’arcs
across a little creek on the edge of childhood.
Moving parallel
to the abandoned railroad track,
west of the field
I see
the bright orange flame of Indian Paintbrush
splitting coyote bones
rDying to Know Who Will Show
by Zeek Taylor
Death rituals and customs in the Arkansas Delta are set in stone. When I was a child, I attended an occasional funeral, and I often accompanied my parents when they went to visitations. The visitations took place the evening before a funeral when people gathered to pay their respects and to view the body of the deceased. The event was usually held in a funeral home, but at times it took place in a private home.
When I did attend a visitation, I was amazed at the floral displays. Large metal scrSanctuary
by Ron Wallace
Indian grass is mingled
among the Bermuda, not yet ready to mow.
Round bales from an early cutting
stand in the southern corner of the pasture
where I am walking,
seeking remnants of the old house.
In my memory
the ruins had lain just past
a stand of blackjacks and bois d’arcs
across a little creek on the edge of childhood.
Moving parallel
to the abandoned railroad track,
west of the field
I see
the bright orange flame of Indian Paintbrush
splitting coyote bones
rDying to Know Who Will Show
by Zeek Taylor
Death rituals and customs in the Arkansas Delta are set in stone. When I was a child, I attended an occasional funeral, and I often accompanied my parents when they went to visitations. The visitations took place the evening before a funeral when people gathered to pay their respects and to view the body of the deceased. The event was usually held in a funeral home, but at times it took place in a private home.
When I did attend a visitation, I was amazed at the floral displays. Large metal scrAbout Us
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