![The death of my aunt
came when I had been at the sea
and my pores were open
She entered quickly
Dragging shadows of other deaths
aunts, uncles, father, friends
All loud with the clanking
of the chains that still bind](https://i0.wp.com/www.neilmeili.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Aunt-Eileen.jpg?resize=600%2C600)
Aunt Eileen
![The death of my aunt
came when I had been at the sea
and my pores were open
She entered quickly
Dragging shadows of other deaths
aunts, uncles, father, friends
All loud with the clanking
of the chains that still bind](https://i0.wp.com/www.neilmeili.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Aunt-Eileen.jpg?resize=600%2C600)
Written after the death of dear friend Copper Love, with thanks to her family for allowing us to share one of Copper’s paintings. To see more of Copper’s art click here
Last night’s blue supermoon – a phenomenon that won’t occur again until 2037
Photo by Robert Murray on Unsplash