Easter Funeral Poems

9/22/1983

I drove your shining,Cadillac, Daddy!
The lead car to the cemetery.
A stuffed bear, your Borsalino,
In the August, back window,fino!

You, in the hearse, a few feet behind..
Tears...

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They couldn’t visit her for Christmas
Busy at work is what they said
As a token of appreciation
They sent roses pink and red

They couldn’t visit on Easter...

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Looking back, one thing comes clean-glass clear
you were always there for me subduing every fear.

I tried to do my duty, be a husband strong and...

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THERE AIN'T NO PEWS IN HELL

When you gonna come, sinner man?
When you gonna mend your sinful way?
When you gonna change-pray tell?
There ain't no pews in...

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The lion prowls for a fresh meal
Ready to kill and watch you squeal
Teeth and claws shred your heart
Bones and muscle torn all apart

He seeks one...

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Beloved, lovely roses: gift of God and lover’s flower,
Spread your colored petals and cradle tender showers.
While admiring the blossoms with their beauty to behold,
Ought we...

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A crowded table, all suspended in shock 
The sound of the shot dimming to a ‘knock’
Only silence, except for the marching clock
The weapon still smoking;...

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she wore this and that
and a style hat
and walk and talk
alone the easter stroll
we call each other honey
watch the easter bunny
around i so much to...

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green eggs on gravestones
with Easter baskets for two
I wonder aloud...

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