The Diamond Head Memorial Park
after Christmas

Urns rust in dungeons
Beneath the lawn.
 
Kiawe and shower trees
Spot shadow the park.
 
Heliconia, ginger, antherium
Crammed into vases.
 
Man shaves mondo grass
Off a marker.
 
A cardinal pecks a banana
Between Lopez and Kagimoto.
 
A St. Bernard circles
The statue of Christ.
 
Green Waste receptacles
Stuffed with poinsettia.
 
Oranges stacked on granite:
Fruit of the dead.

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