By S. Arthur Yates

Resplendent, they appear.
Strangers, unwelcome.

Polite, always polite.
Strangers, unwelcome.

Details few, words hollow.
Strangers, unwelcome.

Notification–complete.
Strangers, unwelcome.

The drape arrives later.
Strangers, unwelcome.

Blue star to gold.

Strangers
Unwelcome

(The significance of a window star is not universally known. A blue star is placed in the window when a loved one goes to war. If they were wounded in action the star is changed to silver. If they die, it is changed to gold – a Gold Star family)