Afterwards

During the day, passing clouds will dapple the green lawn
providing intermittent shade for

pilgrim ants. Among the flowers, the hovering, buzzing bees
will visit only those buds that most

attract them.

On a street beyond the high fence, people will move about
doing chores and pursuing goals

with their mobility unremarked. With luck, a stalking cat with
feral eyes will occasionally stop and crouch

beside my headstone.