Michael Plesset’s poetry, short fiction, and nonfiction has been published. He did undergraduate and graduate work in mathematics and philosophy, and he attended seminary at one time. He has worked in high technology, written extensive material for a stand-up comedian, and taught English to Chinese students. 

Fallen, broken gravestones
By Michael Plesset

Fallen, broken gravestones
whisper together
about now distant days
mourning was new, sadness 
deeply felt
grief that seemed eternal
but now forgotten
the sun warms broken stone
with no one there to feel
the loss of what was life
children play in the grass around
and cars drive quickly by
what happened to the memories
who mourns this emptiness
that those who used to care
so much
are gone.