Oct 2017
PAUPER'S GRAVE
Mighty marble walls of a mausoleum,gilded gates guarded by cherubs ,are we now guarded from a fight or flight
Make allowance for common cowardice ,slipping while constantly reaching out
Passing by taking in the green ,organized in rows, caps and crosses in brilliant white
Left in calmness, shade of a few trees, soft easing of the breeze, allowing our mind to take a new route
Bigger thrill to be placed on the hill? a view to not be enjoyed by you,will it matter if blocked by blight
Day to day are we giving to pay our final way.will the memory be any finer when they are astute
Tribulation or trial helps pass our time for awhile,do many care how others might fare,location,location is now the new plight
Many markers still make up real names of once great souls ,now lost in their roles of laying low or high are in dispute
Segmented cemeteries lain for those with nothing left to gain ,will our place make us higher in the tribe
John Doe or mighty Moe when reduced to name on a gravestone no concern of the ones below,lifetime lost, point now moot . R.C.
Mighty marble walls of a mausoleum,gilded gates guarded by cherubs ,are we now guarded from a fight or flight
Make allowance for common cowardice ,slipping while constantly reaching out
Passing by taking in the green ,organized in rows, caps and crosses in brilliant white
Left in calmness, shade of a few trees, soft easing of the breeze, allowing our mind to take a new route
Bigger thrill to be placed on the hill? a view to not be enjoyed by you,will it matter if blocked by blight
Day to day are we giving to pay our final way.will the memory be any finer when they are astute
Tribulation or trial helps pass our time for awhile,do many care how others might fare,location,location is now the new plight
Many markers still make up real names of once great souls ,now lost in their roles of laying low or high are in dispute
Segmented cemeteries lain for those with nothing left to gain ,will our place make us higher in the tribe
John Doe or mighty Moe when reduced to name on a gravestone no concern of the ones below,lifetime lost, point now moot . R.C.
This did not come out quite like I had first thought? had the title,but have used the idea before,will it really matter if you're behind a golden gate on a hill or outside the walls in a place marked JOHN DOE? it becomes the role of THE LIVING to remember the dead in their own way, it is now our place to make sure they can have at least something strong to remember us by:)
Still light not felt from a bad side or rather in honor for both sides :) Thanks for reading. Hope people are having a good Fall. Rick
Still light not felt from a bad side or rather in honor for both sides :) Thanks for reading. Hope people are having a good Fall. Rick
