Dark clouds appear on horizon, <br />Deems some layers cracked ozone <br />Awful scene and frightening noise, <br />Nature’s fury and destruction to poise, <br /> <br />No good omen and sign of unusual, <br />Nature looks not normal and casual, <br />Sign of bad events to follow and cause, <br />Breaking of silence and very long pause, <br /> <br />Death descended on a humble man, <br />Family, relatives try whatever they can, <br />Destiny’s final and has to be responded, <br />No one knows time as it is encoded, <br /> <br />With last breath, cried filled sky, <br />Final journey but why people cry? <br />Whoever is on earth has to comply, <br />There is no question and certainly no reply, <br /> <br />Beating a chest with awful sound, <br />With face cover ladies gather in round, <br />Dear one has gone and never to be found, <br />Body for final appearance and lay on ground, <br /> <br />Touching feet with sobbing voice, <br />Tears filled, face sullen doesn’t look nice, <br />Left behind all with tearful farewell, <br />Head bowed down even if unwell, <br /> <br />Songs may include words in his praise, <br />Crying more with peak voice rise, <br />Joining more people making it worse, <br />To carry a body on cart horse, <br /> <br />Ladies and gents may throw whole weight on body, <br />Allow it not happen taken out by somebody, <br />But has to be descent farewell and honour, <br />All join procession including neighbour, <br /> <br />All good works remembered and spoken, <br />Heart filled with grief but not broken, <br />It is major journey and love token, <br />Body on carriage and slowly taken <br /> <br />Time may pass and wounds will be healed, <br />Not the absence easily concealed, <br />In private or to visitors always revealed, <br />Here was a person whose fate completely sealed<br /><br />hasmukh amathalal<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/mournful-death-songs/
