{"id":312,"date":"2011-07-10T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-10T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ink.verticalplus.co.uk\/archive\/?p=312"},"modified":"2011-07-10T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-07-10T11:00:00","slug":"sarah-dunnes-eastertide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inksweatandtears.co.uk\/archive\/sarah-dunnes-eastertide\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarah Dunne's 'Eastertide'"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eastertide<\/span>

The day he rose from the dead, <\/span>
who\u2019d have thought that your head<\/span>
would crack like an egg on the floor<\/span>
and all the doctors and nurses <\/span>
couldn\u2019t put you back together.<\/span>
So clever, you travelled through time<\/span>
and woke me to say goodbye.<\/span>

Now there\u2019s a big village gap between us<\/span>
when I look from the window helpless<\/span>
to see if I can catch sight of you <\/span>
looking back at me, over the chimneys<\/span>
pushing out smoke from warm fires.<\/span>
You are cold to touch<\/span>
in your best red dress, perfect<\/span>
for a special occasion such as this.<\/span>

I help you put on your make up<\/span>
before we meet your old friends <\/span>
and lovers who carry you in their arms<\/span>
for one last time.<\/span>



*Sarah Dunne<\/span> says “I am studying Creative Writing with The Open University in my spare time. It makes me happy.”<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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