By J.J. Tindall
THE CLOUD ULYSSES
His name
was Hiram.
He won
a war.
He is buried
in Grant’s Tomb.
He lives
in Grant Park.
I sometimes see
his cloud galloping
gamely along
the lake.
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J. J. Tindall is the Beachwood’s poet-in-residence. He can reached at jjtindall@yahoo.com. Chicagoetry is an exclusive Beachwood collection-in-progress.
Posted on June 2, 2009