This wind last blew
In 1917 in Arkansas
Near Little Rock.
Joe, my grandfather,
Was being trained
To be a soldier.
There's a photograph
Of three men fastened
By innumerable buttons
Into baggy uniforms
And this very wind
Shoving leaves about.
Joe is the one standing
With a straight back
But tilted 15 degrees.
Look at his eyes --
He's wondering if
He can remake his rifle
To keep accurate time.
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