Overgrown Vines
Silence had consumed him, since the time
she left for eternal peace and now she only
visited him in his dreams.
With headstone covered with moss and
overgrown vines he couldn't believe that
too many years passed in loneliness.
Her carved name was hardly visible even
in bright sunlight, but he recognized her
final place of rest.
Vines were in love with her too, he thought,
they earnestly held her headstone with
their tangled arms.
He felt no fear, left her in their care, in sun
and rain, as he knew they were there while
she rested in peace.
A twig from a vine, he used as pen and wrote
on the headstone covered with green moss -
'remembering you on our fiftieth wedding anniversary'.
Sept 30, 2016.
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