Cremated ashes.
Mouldering bones.
What does it matter
How we lie in state?
Solitary we all go
From this life,
From this world.
Alone,
We unfurl our souls
On the distant shore,
And our bodies are
No more.
A truly inspiring and thoughtful write. Ashes to ashes and dust to dust. The cemetery is a place for the living to visit a loved ones grave. It can bring healing or more grief. Nicely written.
Thanks for reading, Heather. It just seems that to consider the truth of death is to grieve less often.
excellent long before the ashes the soul has escaped this world. resting in a heavenly place. the body remains.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Thanks, Patricia. I think some people would prefer to be cremated, and save money that can be used by the remaining family; but some family members don't want to do that because of tradition. Good to hear from you.