Remains of Us

(Written on France's Bastille Day)

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Turning left above the sea inlet near the large cemetery

Over my left shoulder, I spot two white horses

and a white carriage.

a show, a burial performance

Someone’s dream of their death march -

It will be a theatrical production,

Something for people to remember!

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Eight billion humans sucking our Planet dry

precious Land and Water

disappearing, drying up

Billions of gallons of Water EVERY day green up golf courses

A game of sticks and balls

created Accidental Nature Preserves

wildlife roam the fairways and roughs

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Cemeteries kept Green, while

Leaching some hazmat into Water Aquifers

decorated with monuments and history

- common and unique names,

family groupings -

Land, acres of dirt for

the Dead and their Monuments -

birds and rabbits enjoy their peace

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Cremation saves

* Space * Water

* Marble * Concrete

* Metal * Space

** WOOD

+ Bless the remains + Bless the land

++ Rest in Peace ++

Copyright © 7/14/2024 by Andrea O. Corwin

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I don't understand why people still take up space in the ground in metal caskets dropped into metal encasements which don't deteroriate for 50-100 years. Sorry if my thoughts don't align with others or cause discomfort. Whoever was readying for this funeral procession I am sure loved horses and wanted to be carried to their site by the horses, or just have a ceremonial procession with the carriage and white horses. Release white doves over your grave - why? Release balloons which also pollute? No. For the purpose of a place to visit and commune with a dead loved one, a park bench, a plaque on a wall, a living tree or shrub works just fine. One hundred years later, who visits except history buffs?