The taking down of party tents
graduation tents
wedding tents
tents in the wilds
tents in the back yards
rolling them up into bundles
not forgetting stakes, spikes, ropes.

This is the task of spirit strike.

The ceremonies soul
is thus roofless
and has no where
but wind and air
it leaves the place as it was.

Perhaps grass, trees, ants
remember, vaguely, the event.
That’s why tombstones are so heavy.
They hold the souls in coffins,
spirit ballast,
awaiting resurrection.