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video See the YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Eternal Salvation in Hieroglyphics”, “Up for the Challenge”, “Lost Cross”, “Quenched Bloodlust”, “Underground History”, and “Extension of “Him”” from the cc&d 11/20 v303 book “What He’s Trying to Paint” live 11/4/20 in honor of “Community Poetry” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).
video See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Eternal Salvation in Hieroglyphics”, “Up for the Challenge”, “Lost Cross”, “Quenched Bloodlust”, “Underground History”, and “Extension of “Him”” from the cc&d 11/20 v303 book “What He’s Trying to Paint” live 11/4/20 in honor of “Community Poetry” (video filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera).
video See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Vanity Plates saying NO WAR” and “Lost Cross” from the cc&d 9-12 2020 issue collection book “Roll the Bones” during the “Poetic License virtual open mic 12/6/20” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoeticlicense
video See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Vanity Plates saying NO WAR” and “Lost Cross” from the cc&d 9-12 2020 issue collection book “Roll the Bones” during the “Poetic License virtual open mic 12/6/20” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed and streamed live from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuyperspoeticlicense
video See the YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems Key to a Storyline(written 12/21, on and for National Short Story Day), “Overturn the Futility(written 12/22, on and for the 1849 date Fyodor Dostoyevsky was supposed to be killed for crimes against the Czar), “Vaulted to Silhouette the Sky(written 12/23, on and for the 583 date the Maya queen Yohl Ik’nal is crowned ruler of Palenque), “Usual Conquest Style(written 12/24, on and for the 1777 date that Kiritimati, AKA Christmas Island, is discovered by James Cook), “Exploit the Island(written 12/25, on and for the 1643 date that Christmas Island was discovered), “Lost Cross(for Christmas), and “Dilemmas in Gift Giving(for Christmas) from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” for The Café Gallery 12/23/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery Book Reading series (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersthecafegallery
video See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Key to a Storyline”, “Overturn the Futility”, “Vaulted to Silhouette the Sky”, “Usual Conquest Style”, “Exploit the Island”, “Lost Cross”, and “Dilemmas in Gift Giving” from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” for The Café Gallery 12/23/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery Book Reading series (this video was filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersthecafegallery

Lost Cross

Janet Kuypers
11/17/19

after you died
someone not closer to you than me
gave me your cross

i kept it buried away
because, bringing it too close to me,
would be blasphemous

one day, out of the blue
i held it, and                    i dropped it
and suddenly it vanished

i searched frantically
for that cross — but just in an instant
it was forever lost

you died years ago,
lifetimes ago — and it still stuns me
now that your cross is lost


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