Ghost Words

The cold grey slabs
Lean in sorrow as I 
ponder the engraving
That distant sound of memory 
Therein that holds the man
Albert Browning

So young, so young,
But still he lived to have a wife
Who lies beside 
Who lived beyond
Nurturing offspring in his absence

That long since life
Did he laugh in sunshine
Or cry in pain?
Did the bell toll noon
Or darkness hide his demise?

I look and wonder at this
Death and know that one day 
Soon
Someone will reflect at my
epitaph
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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February 17, 2010 at 5:38 AM
I would like to welcome you to PoetrySoup Kaye. I also wish you the best in your writing endeavors. If you have questions please feel free to ask anyone here. We are all willing to help and if we don't know the answer we will find someone who does. Love, Carol
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February 16, 2010 at 11:51 PM
Very heat touching. Keep up the good work
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February 16, 2010 at 5:00 PM
Welcome to the Poetry Soup Family of poets... please continue to share your creative writes with us all ...as this delight tonight... enjoyed.. luv.. Linda-Marie "Sweetheart" of Poetry Soup..
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