I saw the eagle twice today;
once above the middle school
pinned out against the sky,
spread upon the wind,
a standard flying;
then again a vision
hunched over the cemetery,
image of an angel,
ugly crying.
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In 2020, gun violence became the leading cause of death for children and teenagers in the US
About Rosalind C Hughes
Rosalind C Hughes is an Episcopal priest, poet, and author living near the shores of Lake Erie. After growing up in England and Wales, and living briefly in Singapore, she is now settled in Ohio. Rosalind is the author of A Family Like Mine: Biblical Stories of Love, Loss, and Longing , and Whom Shall I Fear? Urgent Questions for Christians in an Age of Violence, both from Upper Room Books. She loves the lake, misses the ocean, and is finally coming to terms with snow.
over the water 
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