Graveyard

I'd heard that they were unpleasant A place no one wants to go Unattractive and shadowy But for me that isn't so I used to skip through the gravestones With interest not fear Looking at the words Telling of who resides right here Saddened by short times on earth Or couples kept apart Some for 50 years or more But still kept in the others heart The epitaph so humble Of those that have lived and died Wive, mothers, fathers brothers Those they lived alongside Then there's the resting place of those Who couldn't afford the cost Laid to rest with many others Eventually those graves are lost So they are not just sad places They are evidence of the past These people loved and remembered Until there's no one left to ask Writing Challenge - G Words - Poetry Contest 21st February 2023 Sponsored by: Constance La France 2nd place