Night concludes its hymn. The man rises but hesitates to leave this station of his cross.
Rigoberto González
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- A Brief History of Fathers Searching for Their Sons, section 5: Portrait of a Father After His Son’s Memorial Service; The Book of Ruin (2019); Full authorized section read at Academy of American Poets. Complete closing two sentences portray a father lingering at a railway station after his son’s me
- A Brief History of Fathers Searching for Their Sons, section 5: Portrait of a Father After His Son’s Memorial Service; The Book of Ruin (2019)
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