The tearful reminiscing,
the mourning
and the missing.
The histrionic threnodies,
the frank and heartfelt eulogies.
The lush bouquet,
and ornate wreath.
The spectre of loss
and disbelief.
The marble slab
that bares my name,
the date I left,
and whenst I came.
Is all for he
who shall not see,
the posthumous,
who cease to be.
Who fathom
neither petal nor stem,
"so give me my roses
...while I can smell them"
the mourning
and the missing.
The histrionic threnodies,
the frank and heartfelt eulogies.
The lush bouquet,
and ornate wreath.
The spectre of loss
and disbelief.
The marble slab
that bares my name,
the date I left,
and whenst I came.
Is all for he
who shall not see,
the posthumous,
who cease to be.
Who fathom
neither petal nor stem,
"so give me my roses
...while I can smell them"
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