All that was
Recalled
Walking down
The street
Was the grouper
In the Vietnamese
Restaurant tank
That seemed to be
Greeting dinner
Or happy to be
Just ornamental
What peace
To be in
Your own
Service
When the grenades
Could still easily
Float
And a family
Swamped
Might not
Have sailed
What peace
To ornament
An orphan star
And to keep it
In country
What pulp
Preserved
Can reef
This island
When on the main
All history stopped
Tom McGlynn
copyright 2013
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