Ashes

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demure101
demure101
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Who would be buried, north of
the Tropic of Cancer, to decompose
slowly in soft, slinky mud, under
rows of orderly headstones, well-
executed to last you a lifetime

by half-hearted mourners in grey
three-piece suits, all quite comme
il faut: straight ditches and gates and
trim flowers and a close-fisted sky?
I’d rather see my folk around me

dance and make a clamour at the pyre:
I’ll dwindle to a heap of greyish
fluffiness amidst the colours
of a southern clime. Don’t gather up
what’s left but leave my ashes

to the random winds. I will
be blown apart and scattered far
and wide, a handful of grey dust,
that slowly fades until it’s brought
to nothing by a sudden, forceful gust.

demure101
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twelveoonetwelveooneabout 11 years ago
wow

that was a brilliant observation, ashes

greyish fluffiness this is nice. counterintuitive, never saw a combo like that, but you do this too rarely

5ed

DawnJDawnJover 11 years ago
Funerary celebrations

I like this poem. I agree with this speaker in his desire for a celebration of his life. My funeral plans include lots of singing and tambourine-playing and hand-clapping...like church, where I grew up. No mourning for me, please!

HarryHillHarryHillover 11 years ago
Cosmic

return ...but don't forgo those that care to wake you away to do so....

tazz317tazz317over 11 years ago
IF THAT IS A FINAL WISH

do the pyre in an arid desert. TK U MLJ LV NV

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