Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Requiescat Mum

 
IN NEWFOUNDLAND

WHERE MOM WAS BORN

THE CEMETERIES IN THE COUNTRY

ARE SURROUNDED BY FENCES



THE ANIMALS EAT THE GRASS

FLAT

AROUND THE FENCE



BUT THE CEMETERY ITSELF

IS ALLOWED TO GROW WILD



I THINK IT'S A NEWFIE WAY

OF TELLING US



WHAT IS IMPORTANT



WE BURIED THE BODY OF MIRIAM

BUT WE DID NOT BURY MIRIAM



SHE IS MORE ALIVE TODAY

THAN WHEN SHE DWELT IN HER BODY



WE HONOR THAT BODY

WHICH GAVE US BIRTH

NURSED AND CARED FOR US

TAUGHT AND ADMONISHED US

HUGGED US

SCOLDED US

LIFTED US UP

AND SET US FREE



WE HONOR THAT BODY



SHE IS MORE ALIVE TODAY

THAN SHE EVER WAS

ALL THE QUESTIONS OF HER QUESTING MIND

ARE ANSWERED



AND WE WOULD DISHONOR HER MEMORY

AND HER TEACHING

IF WE ALLOWED SORROW

TO OVERWHELM US COMPLETELY



MOM WOULD RATHER WE REMEMBER HER LAUGHING



AS HARD AS IT MAY BE FOR US NOW

MOM WOULD RATHER

WE REMEMBER HER LAUGHING





SO WE SEND MOM'S BODY TO THE ELEMENTS

TO BECOME

EARTH

AIR

FIRE AND WATER



AND WE SHALL LEAVE

SADDENED BY HER PASSING



BUT ON HER BIRTHDAY

BE AWARE

OF A CURTAIN

MOVING IN THE WIND

OR THE SUN

SHINING ON A CLOUDY DAY

AND HEAR A VOICE IN YOUR HEAD

SAYING



I AM AT PEACE

ALL IS WELL

TELL THE WORD
 
 
FRANK A VOLLMER

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