Vines Mellow Memorials

Vines shroud headstones on graves like veils that that cover the face, like sunglasses the hide the eyes reddened with tears, like arms of strangers, en-wrapping sympathy with hugs. Dust to dust, even the headstone decays in time as vines spreads their tendrils over headstone faces, as roots invade and crumble the rock face to sand, as rock surfaces are kept wet with dew tears to hasten decay. Vines are welcome in cemeteries despite being weeds because vines spread and cover headstones in purl rows, because vines entwine and knit a soft green garment for graves, because vines mellow the harshness of hard rock stone memorials.