Rengay7

Ash Wednesday

by Marco Fraticelli
and Carolyne Rohrig


with the kindling
I bring in
dead wasps

                her remains
                still on the mantel

Valentine's day
a black and white movie
on TV

                fish market
                wrapping the day's catch
                in yesterday's paper

fingerprints
on the Mother's Day card

                Ash Wednesday
                a smudge
                on the baby's forehead