Tuesday, September 28, 2021

the tin of ashes

strange to confine
the dead
in tombs, or boxes
with a stone for a lid.
six feet under, or
in an ash filled tin
for the mantle.
how odd to save
the remains
and mark the spot,
when
they're gone forever,
not waiting
quietly for a visit,
not giving any of it,
much thought.


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