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Roses Left Upon the Grave

Heads hung low
   they withered and died
Condemned
   though they'd not sinned

Clipped red roses
  placed at graveside
Their sweet fragrance 
  pilfered by the wind

Cold white marble
     wet from tears cried
Etched name caressed
    heart deeply chagrined

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Paula Goldsmith

Date: 11/17/2021 9:12:00 AM

Congratulations on your win. What a wonderful yet very sad story/write. Have a blessed day..................

Lin Lane
Date: 11/17/2021 10:11:00 AM

Thank you, Paula. I noticed this contest so just entered something I'd written near the end of my time here.

Winged Warrior

Date: 6/24/2018 10:23:00 AM

Awesome Laney!...love & light...^WW^

Lin Lane
Date: 6/24/2018 5:58:00 PM

Merci beaucoup, WW.

Tom Cunningham

Date: 6/19/2018 12:00:00 PM

Anyone who's attended a funeral will see this powerful image. Well written Lin. Tom

Tom Cunningham
Date: 6/19/2018 4:34:00 PM

I remember you told me Jan, where there's a will there's a relative, how true that is. Lin check out billys revenge if you got a moment, think you'll like it.

Lin Lane
Date: 6/19/2018 2:54:00 PM

The dead know nothing of flowers. Thank you, Jan.

Jan Allison
Date: 6/19/2018 1:08:00 PM

love your reply Lin. I worked in insurance and relatives would turn up with 'penny policies' and be very disappointed when they got a few pounds and not a nest egg from a relation they barely saw:-( My philosophy is if they can;t buy me flowers when I'm alive they are no darn use when I'm dead:-( hugs Jan

Lin Lane
Date: 6/19/2018 12:04:00 PM

They are just the saddest things, Tom, whether death was expected or not. It only seems to hurt family members. If people wanted to visit, they should've done it while the living breathed.

Jan Allison

Date: 6/19/2018 11:57:00 AM

I have a huge lump in my throat at your sad sad imagery Lin, makes me so glad there are to be no flowers at all at my funeral:-) hugs jan xx

Lin Lane
Date: 6/19/2018 12:02:00 PM

Thank you for feeling this one, Jan. I'm not at all sure how or why it presented itself to me, but there it was.