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LindaAnn Loschiavo 299 É si riuniscono, questi vecchi . . . LindaAnn Loschiavo (1997) And they assemble, these old men this day, Prepared for preservation of respect. Economy of passion scaled correct For male Americans will be outweighed By sons of Italy who’ve come to lay Il nonno mio to eternal rest. July air tense with recollections checks The speed of prayer in Latin’s cushioned sway. Too young for gravesites, I imagine this, His shadow far too heavy for their praise To tow where I won’t follow. Winds whip up My want. He can’t be gone! Sleep is dismissed, Distracted. Night turns dangerous, grief glazed, Fears filed beyond where living souls can touch. ...

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