No Sprig of Lilac this Time

Labor Day. America. 2018.

I have no sprig of lilac

And the countless torches of today flicker across a million screens

Where amid these you journey

Each crape veil’d woman alone in her kitchen, as I

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Kirsten Ellen Johnsen

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Mythology Mom, Archetypal Activist, Investigative Philosopher

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