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Family Plot

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Family Plot
David J Walker

Grandfathers
	Grandmothers

Sisters and brothers
	Fathers and mothers

Lay beneath the covers of
Grasses and flowers

In parks platted for the souls
Of bygone times 

The roles once played between the 
Clocks eternal chimes now

Call to the stones growing at the head
Naming names 

	Telling the tales
Of the dead hours 

Decorated in drying flowers
For the dying mourners 

Of annual visits 
Don’t fidget 

mother whispers softly
As I mention her in my prayers

Copyright © | Year Posted 2021




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Date: 9/22/2021 5:58:00 AM
Wonderful again, David! yes, we honor this ritual also ..recently took my Mom (92) to gather with my family (those that get along!) at our Nat'l Cemetery to visit Dad's grave on his 15th anniversary of passing...
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Date: 9/22/2021 6:52:00 AM
thank you, James. It's a sacred event for us. We have been visiting the grave of my father-in-law, who passed away last January. He seems to till be with us

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