A cemetery is more than a resting place for bones <br />Or where at last silence comes <br />To quiet the ravages of time <br />Upon a body past its prime. <br /> <br />It's a place for celebration <br />Where ends this bit of Nature's creation <br />Doing what could be done <br />To address the trials faced by this one. <br /> <br />Placed here on earth as was intended <br />To enjoy life, never ended <br />But somehow problems always seemed to be <br />Greater than could be solved by him (or she) . <br /> <br />So at the cemetery where the funeral ends <br />Life goes on, for both enemies and friends. <br />Both groups can call it a celebration <br />For they have buried one who in summation <br />Represented what was of good heart and mind <br />Who loved and respected his fellow kind. <br /> <br />So lift up your glass and cheer <br />For this is the passing of one so dear <br />That while dirt the remains do cover, <br />His (or her) presence remains with us for ever.<br /><br />Sidi J. Mahtrow<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/willow-springs-cemetery/
