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Cheesy Beaky and Squeak

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Seen on a walk beside the river Crane, Richmond upon Thames, where gadens back on to the  river path.

Three tombs stand by the beaten path among the dry and trodden grass, not hewn in stone that they would last but corrugated cardboard each bearing felt-tipped epigraph. The left in lower case, save the name, which writ in gold in centre frame wrote 'in loving memory of CHEESY', a mouse that died last week of May The right had 'Squeak ' writ small in red, on Friday 5th of June found dead. And landed there above the ground a fly with downward facing head. Stood centre, also named with golden tip, 'here lies BEAKY', deceased bluetit, died Tuesday 12th of May this year. All buried, dead, and that was it. What were the tragedies that befell these two beloved pets? It's hard to tell, along with free found garden bird, perhaps a chick just fledged that fell. Children mourned and marked each death, each loving crafted cardboard wreath fortasting for life's passing breath, a portent for much later years when breaking hearts mourn life's egress.

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