We 3 Ghosts Poem by James Merchant

We 3 Ghosts

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We 3 Ghosts
Wish we never walked at all
A lovely bouquet of roses
Spells
Doom
For the deceased
And dying
A pampered eulogy
For the reverend's daughter
Sympathy never sang so sweet

Emotions filled the room
Like smog from the eternal factories
Matter-of-factly
Adults talking of death
Made me lean away
From suicide and sainthood
A play for respect
A song for remorse
The girl was a year older than me
I once kissed her on the playground

When I was too small to know of death
And too ignorant to know of life

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
A memory of going to church as a kid with my two friends, where the reverend gave a eulogy for his daughter who had passed away. My two friends and I are the '3 Ghosts'. And they are still my best of friends!

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COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Ramesh Rai 19 June 2012

The girl was a year older than me I once kissed her on the playground When I was too small to know of death And too ignorant to know of life too much touching.

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Elena Sandu 09 June 2012

Your memory is so well written that feels as I've been there, almost smelled the roses. Good poem thank you for share.

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