one solemn bagpipe drones two beats of silence between guns a child cries alone a crowd applauds the bells of the Peace Tower sing an anthem...
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Dream no little dreams (from an Indigenous prayer, spoken at the funeral) by Ellen S. Jaffe
Bagpipes play their strange sad lament � TV lets us see everything without being there: Olivia�s strained face, baby Beatrice, the silent ...
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For Jack Layton, d. August 22, 2011 by Penn Kemp
Jack Layton, photo taken from Facebook page Now it feels significant to let Jack free to dance or rest in peace, after such a monumental ...
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Yesterday, for Jack Layton (1950-2011) by Waldemar Ens
yesterday a carved wooden cane called cancer came out of nowhere and whacked us in the solar plexu...
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Among Today�s Dead and Sorely Missed by Penn Kemp
photo by Heidi Greco So there�s Jack, standing at the gates with Jerry Leiber, who co-wrote 'Hound Dog,' 'Stand By Me,' a...
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The Last Line is Yours by Penn Kemp
Penn & Jack reading a poem for peace I dream Jack Layton is sitting up in bed joyously celebrating his win, beaming, radiant: his ind...
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