He recalls the midsummer night\u2019s lush thunderlight<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anhui Province soldier and pals patrolling<\/p>\n\n\n\n
a fire tower an earthquake<\/p>\n\n\n\n
pitching the old brick station trapped<\/p>\n\n\n\n
in the dread rubble dark friends<\/p>\n\n\n\n
consorting with death before he broke<\/p>\n\n\n\n
free. Years later<\/p>\n\n\n\n
he lives blood quickened by revenants\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n
hushed lament in twilight\u2019s red dust settling<\/p>\n\n\n\n
longs to leave for Kansas because he must<\/p>\n\n\n\n
live free from airless brick-laid spaces<\/p>\n\n\n\n
stubbled fields of grass he needs<\/p>\n\n\n\n
broad enough for ghosts to breathe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
He recalls the midsummer night\u2019s lush thunderlight Anhui Province soldier and pals patrolling a fire tower an earthquake pitching the old brick station trapped in the dread rubble dark friends consorting with death before he broke free. Years later he lives blood quickened by revenants\u2019 hushed lament in twilight\u2019s red dust settling longs to leave … Continue reading CHINA STORY<\/span>