August 16, 2003…


That day we put you in the casket
You had paid for long ago
Always ready for your death
You awaited its bittersweet approach


Then they did salute your wartime service
Grandmother screamed in fright
She was comforted by all of us,
Though it didn’t seem quite right


And now I see your burial bouquets,
My eyes so cloudy they’re no longer of use
Then I stop to pick up your favorite flower
So perfect; so much like you


Now Grandmother just sits at home
Not as active as before
She buried her reason to live
Her life doesn’t matter anymore


Is that why you haunt her house?
The one you two shared for many years
You raised four children within these walls
Now the three left fight back their tears


At least Grandma knows you’re with her
She says so everyday
And forever you’ll be with her
Until in peace you both do lay

         Sileo in pacis, avus