Rob S. Friedman
February 2021
Taps
We left him outside of Gilroy, Where signs for Andersen’s Pea Soup Pull travelers off of Interstate 5. Sere hills surround his remembrance field.
White cattle, black cattle laze above the uniform markers. The hay truck bumps and bounces into their view. They know fresh bales will tumble off the back. They make excited noises and run fast down the hill.
The hay truck leaves, their lowing loses urgency. Some chew, others nudge their young, protective. He rests beyond the signs that warned us about Rattlesnakes amid the graves.
Rob S. Friedman 