All Comments on 'I Know My Rites'

This was the first poem I ever read on here that was any good. Great job.

...nothing wrong with a gentle, evocative rhyming scheme and a straightforward subject. A small picture of what an individual holds dear to them.

Personally, I fear rhyme...done poorly it always feels childish and I have not devoted the craft to it...so I appreciate it all the more when I feel it is done well, as I do here...

Wish I could write poetry.

All I could ever remember was:-

'The rattle of inumerable bolts.' Duno where it's from 'A' level Engish way back. It was near to my heart as a train spotter.

The actual poem is gone forever.

This one however touches a nerve!

To live until my summons comes to join that innumerable caravan...I guess we all spend some time thinking about that.

A marvelous little write ~ something to ponder.

of the living. Nicely done, thanks.

Sweet look at the things that are valued upon death. It's less about the deceased and more about the thoughts of the living {even when planning one's own final ceremonies}.