Digging in the garden, ready to plant new roses down.<\/p>\n
My shovel made a clank, I knelt to see what made the sound.<\/p>\n
A small metal box rested there, the length and width of my size eight shoe.<\/p>\n
I lifted it out with a smile, whispering, “who buried you?”<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The lid opened after a few raps from the shovel through and through.<\/p>\n
There was a faded picture, a young family smiling brave,<\/p>\n
Letters filled the rest of the box, a glimpse into time past.<\/p>\n
A childish scrawl when it began, it developed throughout the years.<\/p>\n
A few tear stained letters, the writer could not stop the tears.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
My cheeks wet too as I read the tragedies that struck them down one by one,<\/p>\n
A family no more, or were they, I searched upon my phone.<\/p>\n
Perhaps I could find one that remained, and help these letters find a home.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
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