DESERTED GRAVEYARD

Michael Edwards

 

 

DESERTED GRAVEYARD  

 

Gaunt trees in skeleton reach down

their shadowed fingers crawl and grasp

forgotten stones and empty urns.

 

Where centuries of pain lie trapped

and empty hands reach out

for earthly title dispossessed

 

Primeval fear and piercing wail

the earthless fate of those beneath

denied the arches of the sky.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Author: Michael Edwards (Offline Offline)
  • Published: June 22nd, 2017 00:04
  • Category: Unclassified
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  • Goldfinch60

    Very good write. Liked the painting as well.

    • Michael Edwards

      Thanks G - not sure where this one came from - I'm usually a happy chappy!

      • Goldfinch60

        Sometimes our mind latches onto strange thoughts and it is good to put them into words.

      • orchidee

        A fine write M. Yet even a fairly local graveyard, that has been full for years now, I think, looked nice in the summery sun.
        No-one more can come in - it's full up! Should we have booked a place, probably in the 19th Century?! ooh.

        • Michael Edwards

          It was empty in 1066

          • orchidee

            Tee hee M. You with me and Goldfinch? We're the 1066 brigade, who eat pork pies, and drink sherry! Well, I do the eating and drinking part anyway, at least. And - the Boer War. Do I remember it? I was in it! Was you in it too?! lol.

            • Michael Edwards

              1066 - I remember it well. I was on the throne at the time - I eat too many pies. As for the Boer war I was promoted to person in charge of ice cream sales and was awarded a VD and Scar.

            • orchidee

              A fine pic too as always!

            • Frank Prem

              Wonderful illustration for the piece. Bravo Michael.

            • P.H.Rose

              Very good Michael
              Really enjoyed this one

            • Louis Gibbs

              Beautiful piece, Michael! Thanks for sharing it.

            • BRIAN & ANGELA

              A perfect Picture ~ A perfect Poem ! I love old graveyards ~ great places for photography and I love the inscriptions. All Old Churches should have semi-deserted graveyards. I don't like cremation ~ hygienic but too clinical and no grave ! Thanks for caring & sharing ~ your sentiments in the trilogy ~ match mine exactly ! BRIAN

              • Michael Edwards

                Thanks Brian - we have a 12th Century church in the village and there are some great gravestones - sadly the really old ones are almost impossible to read.

              • FredPeyer

                I really liked the poem and the watercolor is beauiful too.

                • Michael Edwards

                  Thanks so much for looking in and for your kind comment Fred.

                • Tony36

                  Great write, love the picture

                  • Michael Edwards

                    Appreciate your comments Tony.

                    • Tony36

                      Welcome

                    • Heather T

                      *applauds* Lonesome and haunting. Enjoyed!



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